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Khalida's avatar

Thank you for the acknowledgement Phoebe! :)

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Phoebe Bay Carter's avatar

Also, it's been brought to my attention that Super Woman does not exist. There is Super Girl, and Wonder Woman, but no Super Woman. I was already taking some liberties in translating this line, even without inventing a new superhero: the line in Arabic is وشعرت بقوة خارقة تتملكني. Which is more along the lines of "I felt filled with super strength" or perhaps "I felt like I'd gained super powers." She doesn't actually compare herself to a specific super hero. I do kind of like the idea of Hind thinking there is a Super Woman though...but that might just be me over-identifying with the character. I will probably change this to "I felt like I'd gained super powers" in the next draft (unless someone has another suggestion?)

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