CHAPTER 4


The odd tree spouts flowers at one time
and a nut pod at another time


a kwolaatmwol, a hermaphrodite
Men express trepidation that an uninitiated son
might change into a girl


"It was a constant struggle. I was sick of the androgynous routine.
I couldn't be a woman, so my only choice was to be a man.
If I stayed in my female body, the kids would have to hold that
dichotomy. I had to grow to be a man."

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: MEN COMMUNE SECRETLY WITH TREES
Chapter 2: RITUAL WITH TREES DEVELOPES MASCULINE IDENTITY
Chapter 3: PANDANUS DIOECIOUS: MALE /FEMALE SEPARATE

Chapter 5: A MAN MUST ADAPT TO FOREST LIFE
Chapter 6: PURIFICATION IN THE FOREST
Chapter 7: INGESTIVE AND INSERTIVE RIGHTS
Chapter 8: PREPARING THE SKIN
Chapter 9: EGESTIVE RITES TO RID THE FEMALE
Chapter 10: THE SELF-MADE MAN

 

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