As Nhamo continues, she zigzags, sometimes paddling against the current, sometimes allowing it to carry her. She hopes for land, but does not find any. After several days, she sees land, but more importantly, she has started her monthly bleeding. She is now a woman. In her village, it would be said she has crossed the river.....
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