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The Wonders of Instinct

CHAPTER 3
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Should a thoughtless Locust meekly approach one of the Empusae, suspended by her four hind-legs to the trellised dome, the intruder meets with a bad reception.

The pointed mitre is lowered; and an angry thrust sends him rolling.

We have it: the wizard's cap is a defensive weapon, a protective crest.

The Ram charges with his forehead, the Empusa butts with her mitre.
But this does not mean dinner.

I serve up the House-fly, alive.


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