Death & Birds

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meetings and undulations in the continuum

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I caught a Robin midair last week (yes, it was a juvenile Robin, but it’s not like it was a fledgling, so it’s still impressive). It was one of those moments when time slows down and you suddenly know exactly how the next few moments are going to play out, as though you’d reversed time to get to where you are now. Somehow, I knew exactly where he was going and all I had to do was let my arm extend to the point in space and time where he and my hand had met before… As I walked him back to his little aviary he looked me dead in the eye and mouthed, “Fuck you”.

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