Within this gynocentric “economy of desire,” the hypertext reader goes in circles and follows curves and tangents, rather than heading directly toward a predetermined goal. Hypertext is not premised on unmasking a singular truth or reality, or seeing through a surface to a “more real” depth. Hypertextual reading, in other words, is motivated not by discovery, but by attentive listening, along with the articulation of fragmented, dispersed texts. The reader articulates the fragments (i.e., joins them together) and then listens for the voices that emerge from the text. We might also say that the feminist reader draws new voices out of the text, or even speaks the text herself. In this context it is worth noting that when women “gain voice” or are finally heard in public forums, they are often accused and judged guilty of being “shrill”--that is, lacking in dignity, decorum, or propriety (or property, the phallic marker).