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We like to praise birds for flying. But how much of it is actually

We like to praise birds for flying. But how much of it is actually flying, and how much of it is just sort of coasting from the previous flap? – Jack Handey, Deeper Thoughts: All New, All Crispy

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Where nothing earthly bounds her flight,
Nor shadow dims her way. – Thomas Moore

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