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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...CURIOUS Beast might have been a Chimera, Except that the Head and skinny Neck, and great, drooping Tail of a Cock, were affixed to the Body of an Ass. Flopping at either Flank was a huge, Sludge-colored Wing, from the Tip of each of which grew a small Talon, causing great Mystery. Each hoof was a giant Talon grappling the Floor...

Author: By Algernon Mews, | Title: A Tale of Dissent | 1/23/1970 | See Source »

...Argument, an Attempt was made to move them from the crowded Station to Pasture. They loudly protested. One of them ripped a County Fair Poster from the hands of an unwary Bystander with a talloned Wing-tip and flapped it wildly on high. The Mystery of the tiny Talon was solved. The Colony was scraped from the Experimental Station into the Farmyard...

Author: By Algernon Mews, | Title: A Tale of Dissent | 1/23/1970 | See Source »

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