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ILL OMEN

MY MOTHER BELIEVES THAT, IF A BIRD COMES IN THE HOUSE, THERE WILL
BE A DEATH IN THE FAMILY. (SURPRISINGLY - 5 OR 6 YEARS AGO, MY
BROTHERS AND I WOKE AND GLIDED DOWNSTAIRS FROM OUR BEDROOMS.
WE WERE GREETED BY A BLACK SPARROW FLYING ABOVE OUR HEADS.
HOURS LATER MY MOTHER GOT A LONG DISTANCE CALL THAT MY FATHER'S
FATHER HAD PASSED AWAY.) WE FOUND LATER THAT THE CHIMNEY FLUE
HAD BEEN LEFT OPEN.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Subject headings: Observation

Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR.

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