The Corporation would like to apologize for the preceding pages. Of course, it's not all right for girls to behave this way. Sexuality is not meant to be this way - an honest, consensual expression in which a girl might take an active role when she feels good and ready and not one minute before. No. Sexual desire is meant to sell soap. And cars. And beer. And religion.

Just once, she'd like to be the exciting one, the girl somebody wanted.

Prepared to fly, even if she has to loose her legs to do it

I hate high heels. Walking in high heels for eight hours a day should be forbidden by the Geneva Convention.

They swoon over Tom, who preens for them, bowing, which sets them to blushing and giggling. God help us all.

Time has no meaning. I feel as if I have been left in the desert to die and am eagerly awaiting the vultures to begin their work and end my misery.

But we can't go back. We can only go forward.