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he describes a scene
with a 16 year-old girl
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whom he has met on the street.
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"I went down on my knees
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"and stretched my hands
with my gaze resting on her eyes.
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"Her eyes retained
their shy expression.
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"Then at once they grew
large and tender.
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"And she drew me up to her,
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"put her arms about me and rested
her head against my shoulders.
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"I leaned my head against hers
and kissed her black hair."
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Munch writes in his diary:
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"They were lying beside each other.
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"They didn't talk much.
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"'Poor you', she said
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"and stroked his wet hair
slowly...
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"slowly..."
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"She lay there with her head back
and her beautiful throat exposed.
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"I kissed it and wanted
to carry her to the bed.
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"But the touch of her soft limbs
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"took all strength from my arms."
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"She lay down on him.
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"The moment again when everything
ceased to exist.
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"Again and again."
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And that married woman...
You shouldn't show yourself with her.