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Record #69

Fauna of the United States — Goofus Bird

A bird that flies backwards in aimless rebellion against ordinary direction.

Original Text

We shouldn’t forget the Goofus Bird that builds its nest upside down and flies backward, not caring where it’sgoing, only where it’sbeen.

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Morphology

bird-like

Habitat

forest

Themes

aimlessdirectional inversionrebellion

Theme Categories

Existence and IdentityMoralityParadox

Capabilities

flies backwards

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