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Rara Avis Wheninterviewed,thebirdwatchersweretight– lipped.Oneactuallygotupandleft. Wheninterviewed,thebirdwatchersgave quick,birdlikeanswers.Wehadtoaskmany ofourquestionstwice. Wheninterviewed,thebirdwatchersworehoods. Wheninterviewed,thebirdwatchershadthis tosay,We are no more boring than scientists or stonemasons. Indeed, many of us are scientists and stonemasons. Or we could be. Wheninterviewed,thebirdwatchersatecrow. Wheninterviewed,thebirdwatchersrefused todiscussthemselves,preferringtodebate recentobservationsoftheDopeWarbler, theSpoonTailedNinny,theRoyalBavarian SnackRail,whetheranywouldsurvive anotherNewHampshirewinter. Wheninterviewed,thebirdwatcherssuckedeggs. Wheninterviewed,thebirdwatchersplaced blamesquarelyonthecoalindustry. Wheninterviewed,thebirdwatchersturned oneachother.Itwasugly,likeastoning. Wheninterviewed,thebirdwatchersbegan toundress,slowly,asifhalfasleep. Wheninterviewed,thebirdwatchersfreaked: 51 onethrewhandfulsofdirtatthecameras, anotherweptuncontrollably. Wheninterviewed,thebirdwatchersweresmall. Wheninterviewed,thebirdwatchersblushed likestartledlovers,likepriestsandnuns. Wheninterviewed,thebirdwatchersvaried intheirappraisaloftheyear’sdisplay.One calleditbounteous, rich.Butanotherseemed confused,describedthebirdsascumulous, theweatherassinusoidal. Wheninterviewed,thebirdwatchersappeared tobeholdingback,hidingsomething. Wheninterviewed,thebirdwatchersagreed tobeinterviewedagain. Thebirdscouldnotbereachedforcomment. 52 ...

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