Skinny Dipping
No romance or no physical intimacy at all.
Closed door. No anatomical or crude language.
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Skinny dipping, a cultural phenomenon of the 1920s, is about liberation, rebellion and youth as much as it is about revealing one’s vulnerabilities. Leaving her small hometown to venture out into the world and immerse herself in art and literature, the persona must shed her outer layers to find her core self.
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