An Eater is a cannibal with various supernatural elements. How could she satisfy her lust when it necessarily involves killing people? Part of a solution is offered by Mark Rylance's older Eater, who hangs around and waits for old people to die before gnashing on their remains. Are you played out in sexuality, for instance? Do you deny, repress your identity, or do you let it go regardless of the social impact that it might have? We'll see you back here tomorrow.
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