The Bloodletting of Mary

In 1864, at the age of 18, Mary cut herself on the arm with a knife. The loss of blood was so heavy that it caused her to pass out. When she did regain consciousness, something seemed off. People would walk into the room and speak to her, but she didn't seem to notice them. If she could see and hear them, she certainly wasn't acknowledging it. But in exchange for those new flaws, Mary could do things. It started with mundane tasks like dressing herself or putting her hair up with pins. And this made a lot of people in town curious. So they began to come to the house to test her. One person who visited suggested that she