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Among several possibilities, only one is a woman. The surgeon is the boy’s adoptive father, stepfather, biological father, second father, transgender father, or mother. According to a study conducted by Boston University, only 15% of test subjects associated “surgeon” with the most likely possibility “mother.”

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