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Quote #10
The women bent their heads and hummed as they sewed in the manner of creative women since back when cotton became thread, then became cloth. But what they hummed was the melody of Lily Norene's child, this melody taught to her by Abby, this melody whose lyrics were a paraphrase from Mother Barker. (30.28)
Mother Barker was like a second mother to Abyssinia, and now Abby's passed on a bit of Mother Barker to Lily's daughters. Once again, then, we see familial lineage structured around love and investment instead of simply blood.