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Devil Bird of Dunne County: Cantos XXXIV-XXXVI

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May 16, 2026
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Devil Bird of Dunne County: Cantos XXXIV-XXXVI

by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole

XXXIV

At last hatched the egg, with Gilbert nearby,
Concealed in the trash, a festering sty.
Out punched the claws first, which eagerly stretched,
And then the thick legs, with downy wisps fletched.
What followed was greater, grander and mor…

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