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Mary Singing to the Birds Poppins

I walked into the room from doing laundry only to find a bird fluttering about the head of my roommate, whom I have introduced to Spider Solitaire to which she has since grown an addiction. I expressed surprise at the sight of this bird, who had some green feathers about its neck. We opened both windows wide and tried to direct it with clumsy hands back outside. It finally left. Afterwards, I thought that I should've taken this moment to sing, "A Spoonful of Sugar" and mayhaps we could've sung a sweet duet together, the bird following my lead and harmonizing deftly. Unfortunately, my heart was beating as fast as the wings of the bird, and I couldn't think straight. It was only afterwards that I felt disappointed at this missed opportunity.