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She shot down the bird..
the injured being plummeted
to the ground, her one wing
fluttering. The hunter said she
had been 'winged'.
In actuality, hunters don't
wing the birds. They de-wing them,
removing the gift of flight
as they, self crowned gods,
remove the gift of life.
saiom shriver
Footnote:
Were animals killed and maimed in the filming
of Midsomer Murders?