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elision with the frozen earth. It
glides so gently that its dying
colours bleed skywards for hours
after it has dipped below the
horizon. I realise that I have never
seen the sun hover in just this way,
flattened and ragged-edges, a tear
in the cloth of the sky.
emperor (penguin) by strapping
two leather belts around its wings.
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bird simply inhaled, and the belt
snapped off.'
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