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Patrick O'Brian

“They turned. In the middle of the square three black and white vulturine scavengers with a wingspan of about six feet were disputing the dried remains of a cat. 'What do you call those?' asked Stephen.
'Those?' replied his guide, looking at them with narrowed eyes. 'Those are what we call birds, your worship.”

Patrick O'Brian, The Wine-Dark Sea
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The Wine-Dark Sea (Aubrey & Maturin, #16) The Wine-Dark Sea by Patrick O'Brian
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