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Submitted to Contest #63
“You know,” said the old blue jay sharing the perch with young Cassias Finch, “they envy us our freedom.” “Really?” Young Cassias Finch stopped scanning for his next spot to forage and looked at the old blue jay sharing his perch. “Yes, they have a saying—free as a bird—but they have no idea the strength it takes to fly.” The young finch regarded the old blue jay. He was still regal in the splendid deep blue of his species that Cassias had always admired. However, sitting so close he could see that there was a weariness to h...
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