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It took me almost two thousand miles in the woods to see I had to do some hard work that wasn__ simply walking__hat I needed to begin respecting my own body__ boundaries. I had to draw clear lines. Ones that were sound in my mind and therefore impermeable, and would always, no matter where I walked, protect me. Moving forward, I wanted rules.First__hen I felt unsafe I__ leave, immediately. The first time, not the tenth time. Not after a hundred red flags smacked in wind violently, clear as trail signs pointing the way to SNAKES. Not after I__ been bitten__he violation. If I wasn__ interested, I would reject the man blatantly.
Aspen Matis Girl in the Woods: A Memoir
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It took me almost two thousand miles in the woods to see I had to do some hard work that wasn__ simply walking__hat I needed to begin respecting my own body__ boundaries. I had to draw clear lines. Ones that were sound in my mind and therefore impermeable, and would always, no matter where I walked, protect me. Moving forward, I wanted rules.First__hen I felt unsafe I__ leave, immediately. The first time, not the tenth time. Not after a hundred red flags smacked in wind violently, clear as trail signs pointing the way to SNAKES. Not after I__ been bitten__he violation. If I wasn__ interested, I would reject the man blatantly.
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