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A woman loves her husband
above all,
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but for him, work comes first.
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lsn't that the nature
of the universe?
:15:11
Naturally, it's a man's
nature to work, to create.
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But work mustn't exile
the woman from his thoughts.
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l feel this way often, as if l
have no husband at all,
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as if l'm just atmosphere
for you.
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What more do you want to get
off your chest?
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That you, in a very
humiliating way, show me
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how little l mean to you.
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Am l absolutely nothing to you?
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You never guess my wishes
or my thoughts.
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Whether l am happy or sad
is completely uninteresting to you.
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l understand your reproach for
being absorbed in my work.
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The man l'm with
must be completely mine.
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l must come before everything.
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l don't want to be
an occasional plaything.
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Yes but, sweet Gertrud,
love alone
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is not enough in a man's life.
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That would be ridiculous
for a man.
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Perhaps it would,
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but see for yourself
how little l mean to you
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and how insignificant the void
becomes when l leave now.