A woman with a parasitic twin, an extra lower torso and set of legs named Bianca, must decide whether to have Bianca removed so she has a chance to conceive a child. From Teresa Milbrodt s Bearded Women: Stories, this tale is one in a phenomenal collection (Asimov s Science Fiction) of short fiction about the so-called freaks trying negotiate a world that is quicker to stare than sympathize.

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