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Pigeons

Pigeons

An anti-parable

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Alexander Riley
May 05, 2022
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A bench in a city, some leftover bread after a mobile lunch. 

Before I go, I decide to give the bread to the mass of pigeons that have been watching me greedily, keeping a safe distance so long as I have the baguette near my mouth, cautiously moving in when they see it go down on to the bench beside me.

I tear it into chunks and throw them into the crowd…

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