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GEO-BESTIARY: 8 by JAMES HARRISON

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First Line: MANY A SHARP-EYED PILOT HAS NOTICED
Last Line: RIDES ON THE BACKS OF SOUTHWARD-FLYING GEESE.

Many a sharp-eyed pilot has noticed
while flying in late October
that remnant hummingbirds rob piggyback
rides on the backs of southward-flying geese.



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