There we were .... the King of Bryher and me, swilling cocoa at Grumbling Stumps. He was quite affable, which was a bonus ... but then, he struck me with a zonker ... .. and here it is .... What is the only West Pal Passerine which has only 10 tail feathers ? Ouch!! That came out from left field ! And I wish he's left it there. Mind you, it's a pretty useless bit of knowledge. Back in my ringing days I might possibly have known. It hardly gets a passing mention In that ringer's book by Svensson ! He doesn't highlight its uniqueness Which goes to show its incompleteness ! If he'd said lots more about it I would not have looked a Twit !! (Their proper name is rectrices which sounds like some fatal disease. ) So, readers both ... what is that rather unique and tail-feather-deficient passerine ? There ... that was quite short. And you got a spontaneous bit of doggerel for free. But now .... Vetusta Morla " Mapas" Si quiero encerrar el ruido en murallas de cartón .. me dejo atrapar rendido en bobinas sin color. Si callo y otorgo, si dejo el silencio entrar .. envío postales sin sellar. Si busco en los mapas que nos dieron al llegar .. me pierdo en las rectas sin tratar. Cada error en cada intersección .. no es un paso atrás, es un paso más. Cada curva en cada borrador .. no es un paso atrás, es un paso más. Desvelo el final si borro mis cintas de cassette. Si quiebro la lente que escupe mi sombra en la pared. Si tiro la aguja al mar, si ahogo el altavoz .. conjuro el presente en el retrovisor. Cada error en cada intersección .. no es un paso atrás, es un paso más. Cada curva en cada borrador .. no es un paso atrás, es un paso más. Cada surco en cada borrón .. no es un paso atrás, es un paso más Cada error en cada intersección .. no es un paso atrás, es un paso más. Es un paso más! Es un paso más! Here's another Svensson book .... it sounds a bit fierce !
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