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head being behind a large
branch. I fired BB shot the
bird just to the ground. His
companion moved away
hand in hand swiftly,
+ then stopped at woods to
look as us + bark & call
for his companion. On
plain my side of the gate I
was surprised to find
only 2 shot had struck him.
one in the old man part
lodged against the stomach
& did no damage +
the other penetrated the skull
+ broke ribs + then entered
the lung place it caused a
leaving which showed
its annual filled with
whole chest cavity not clotting
blood. He died within a few
seconds, as if shot from the butt.
His stomach contained
chiefly green pulp of leaves
with some of the red forest
berries + 2 large birdfruit
pits size of a small olive. I
can near hear a pair of Banty
Partridges + shut one, & run
again at the 3rd person +