I will greatly increase your
pains in childbearing; with pain
you will give birth to children.

		 Breathe!
		 (spirit)
  Woman with red hair and lipstick
  fev'rishly scribbles down notes,
  then, raises her hand to ask
  a quick and simple question.

  "Where do babies really come
   from?"
		The other students laugh.

  Now, her cheeks are quite red, too.

		 Push!

 Who, then, can be saved?
 I want to know the answer.
 I want my questions answered.

	  Push!

"and peace to men of good will"

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