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26/ up / roof wi a forked twig, puttg / egg nside & a leaf shingle as a patch f / leak n / roof b it w o x avail. /is nest 2 w deserted.

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A 3d nest belongd 2 a [[insert]] bird whose discreet [[/insert]] quiet reserve [[strikethrough]] & gentle [[/strikethrough]] w my [[strikethrough]] pretty 2 w [[/strikethrough]] attraction.
[[strikethrough]] I stumbled on her [[/strikethrough]] On my way /ro / bushes - returng fr a veery's nest - [[strikethrough]] I [[/strikethrough]]  she startd up by me - x trailg or callg out
violently b merely flittg on ^[[gently]] ahead a few