{"id":2828,"date":"2026-07-08T16:47:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T20:47:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/bdpcblackoutproject\/?p=2828"},"modified":"2026-07-08T16:52:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T20:52:09","slug":"play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/bdpcblackoutproject\/play\/","title":{"rendered":"\u25b6\ufe0e PLAY"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1633\" height=\"2483\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/bdpcblackoutproject\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1055\/2026\/07\/22PLAY22-1.jpg\" alt=\"\u25b6\ufe0e PLAY\n\nI should attempt the creation of a being\nlike myself\n\nmy operations might be\nincessantly baffled, lest my work be imperfect.\n\nthe minuteness of the female parts formed a great hinderance\ncontrary to my first intention,\n\ncollecting and arranging my materials, I began.\n\nA new species would bless me as\nits creator and source; many happy and excellent natures would owe\ntheir being to me. No father could claim the gratitude of his child so\ncompletely as I should deserve theirs.\n\nI pursued my undertak-\ning with unremitting ardour.\n\nI failed;\n\nWho shall conceive the\nhorrors of my secret toil,\" class=\"wp-image-2829\" style=\"width:687px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/bdpcblackoutproject\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1055\/2026\/07\/22PLAY22-1.jpg 1633w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/bdpcblackoutproject\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1055\/2026\/07\/22PLAY22-1-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/bdpcblackoutproject\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1055\/2026\/07\/22PLAY22-1-673x1024.jpg 673w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/bdpcblackoutproject\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1055\/2026\/07\/22PLAY22-1-768x1168.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/bdpcblackoutproject\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1055\/2026\/07\/22PLAY22-1-1010x1536.jpg 1010w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/bdpcblackoutproject\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1055\/2026\/07\/22PLAY22-1-1347x2048.jpg 1347w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/bdpcblackoutproject\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1055\/2026\/07\/22PLAY22-1-940x1429.jpg 940w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/bdpcblackoutproject\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1055\/2026\/07\/22PLAY22-1-400x608.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1633px) 100vw, 1633px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>By Max Hinds<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u25b6\ufe0e PLAY<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I should attempt the creation of a being<br>like myself<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">my operations might be<br>incessantly baffled, lest my work be imperfect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">the minuteness of the female parts formed a great hinderance<br>contrary to my first intention,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">collecting and arranging my materials, I began.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A new species would bless me as<br>its creator and source; many happy and excellent natures would owe<br>their being to me. No father could claim the gratitude of his child so<br>completely as I should deserve theirs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I pursued my undertak-<br>ing with unremitting ardour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I failed;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Who shall conceive the<br>horrors of my secret toil,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Max Hinds \u25b6\ufe0e PLAY I should attempt the creation of a beinglike myself my operations might beincessantly baffled, lest my work be imperfect. the minuteness of the female parts formed a great hinderancecontrary to my first intention, collecting and arranging my materials, I began. 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