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In a work by this author, a woman imagines a friend saying, "What pretensions, Madame!" after noting that a "part of her life" need not "possess her, body and soul." That woman in a work by this author hears a dog barking, (20[1])the spurs (20[1])of a cavalry officer, and bees humming while standing "naked under the sky." (20[1])In a story by this author, a woman whispers "Body and soul (20[3])free!" (20[2])before (20[1])dying (20[2])of "the (20[1])(*) joy that kills" after learning her husband is alive. A work by this author of "The Story of an Hour" ends with a woman reminiscing about Mademoiselle Reisz and her lover Robert's farewell letter. Edna Pontellier drowns herself in the Gulf of Mexico in a novella by this author. For 10 points, name this author of The Awakening. ■END■

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