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7 As she turned the corner of Mackeral Lane, reading
one of her poems, the wind gusted and blew it out of her
hand. As the page danced in the wind, she gave chase,
catching it before it disappeared.
8 Even if it had disappeared, would it matter? She knew
every line, every syllable, by heart. She wrapped the pages
tightly in a roll, pages of poems that had come from deep
inside her—and could not be taken away, no matter the
outcome of today.
9 Still, she had something to prove. Not just because she
was young, not just because she was female, but because
she was a slave and came from Africa. She paused as a
billowing sail moving into the harbor caught her eye.
10 Was this like the boat she had arrived on one day in
July more than eleven years before? A slave ship full of
human cargo?
outcome An outcome is the way something turns
out or what happens at the end of it.
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