Sad as it was that she did not know where her children were buried or what they looked like if alive, fact was she knew more about them than she knew about herself, having never had the map to discover what she was like.Could she sing? {Was it nice to hear when she did?} Was she pretty? Was she a good friend? Could she have been a loving mother? A faithful wife? Have I got a sister and does she favor me? If my mother knew me would she like me?
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The character reflects on her profound sense of loss and disconnection from her children, contrasting it with her lack of self-knowledge. While she mourns not knowing where her children are buried or their appearances, she realizes that she has a deeper understanding of them than of herself. This highlights her emotional turmoil, as she grapples with her identity in the shadow of such grief.

She questions fundamental aspects of her own...

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