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Breath, Eyes, Memory Book 3, Chapter 25

Book 3, Chapter 25

Martine hands out gifts that she brought from the U.S., along with clothes and diapers sent by Joseph to Sophie.
She wonders why Ifé and Atie won't move to some place more modern (i.e. with electricity, etc.), but Ifé's content to stay where she is.
They discuss going to the notary to draw up papers about the land and house. Atie wants to make sure that all their names are on the papers.
In the evening, Sophie, Martine and Atie sit outside. The older women recall the stories about stars that their mother told them when they were girls.
The women remember that they would fight over who the stars were winking at—Martine or Atie. Martine asks why Atie never settled down with a man, when so many courted her.
Atie says that she wasn't special enough, and the men moved on to other women.
Martine and Atie remember their father. Martine tells Atie that their father loved her best, because she was so beautiful. Atie believes that this can be a curse, too.
After her father dies, there is no man who thinks she's so special.

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