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The Unbearable Lightness of Being Part 2, Chapter 22

By Milan Kundera

Part 2, Chapter 22

Tereza's camera serves as "both a mechanical eye through which to observe Tomas's mistress and a veil by which to conceal her face from her" (2.22.1).
After Sabina has posed for nude photos, she takes the camera from Teresa and tells her that it's her turn to strip.
Tereza notes that Sabina uses the same command ("Strip!") that Tomas uses on women.
Tereza obeys, "intoxicated" by the "beauty" of submitting completely to another person's commands (2.22.4).
After a few photos, Tereza bursts out laughing, and the two women get dressed.

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