,TWO ,ECOLOGICAL ,FANCIES 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,DAVID ,WATSON 

,TEXT 3 

,! ,MIRACUL\S ,BIR? 

,ONLY LAT] DID SOME SAY ?AT ! FIR/ ( :AT W]E TO BE MANY MIRACUL\S BIR?S WAS PRESAG$ 9 SIGNS4 ,ONLY MU* LAT] DID A LONG LI/ ( ! OM5S APPE>4 ,SOME C\LD NOT RESI/ APPLY+ ! V5E] ( OLD MY?S TO CIRCUM/ANCES ?AT SEEM$ 5TIRELY NOVEL4 ,SOMEONE HAD REPORT$ A TWO-HEAD$ COMET1 BUT ?AT WAS PR$ICTABLE4 ,IT HAD BE5 DONE BE=E4 ,DIFF]5T 9DE$ & WIDELY REPORT$ WAS ! EXP]I5CE ( BE+ AWAK5$ FROM TR\BL$ SLEEP TO ! S\ND ( A WOMAN LAU<+1 LAU<+1 SAY+1 0,OH MY *ILDR51 MY BEAUTIFUL *ILDR560 

,! FIR/ BIR? MADE LOCAL1 !N NATIONAL & 9T]NATIONAL NEWS4 ,A Y\NG WOMAN CLAIM+ TO BE A VIRG9 7A CLAIM NO ONE BELIEV$1 ( C\RSE71 GAVE BIR? TO A ,CALI=NIA CONDOR *ICK4 ,V>I\S GOV]NM5T AG5CIES /EPP$ 91 & ! *ICK WAS PLAC$ ) FO/] P>5TS 9 A CONDOR NE/4 ,IT PROV$ A P]FECT CONDOR1 RI<T D[N TO ! ,D,N,A4 ,FUNDAM5TALI/ ,*RI/IANS PROTE/$1 DEM&+ ?AT SU* FREAKI% MANIFE/ATIONS BE ABORT$ BE=E IT WAS TOO LATE1 BUT MO/ PEOPLE ?\<T IT A CREATION ( ! TABLOIDS OR A GOV]NM5T CONSPIRACY TO USE ! POPULATION 9 G5ETIC 5G9E]+ EXP]IM5TS4 ,SOME BLAM$ RADICAL 5VIRONM5TAL T]RORI/S4 ,! Y\NG WOMAN DID TELL ( A S]IES ( DREAMS 9 :I* AN OLD WOMAN1 P]HAPS AN ,9DIAN1 HAD VISIT$ H] & TOLD H] TO PREP>E TO 0RECEIVE ! BLESS+40 ,%E ADMITT$ REMEMB]+ HAV+ SEX AT ONE TIME OR ANO!R BE=EH&1 BUT C\LD NOT RECALL ANY DETAILS EXCEPT TO 9SI/ ?AT ! FA!R WAS MO/ DEF9ITELY NOT A CONDOR4 

,SOON FOLL[$ A FLOOD ( SU* BIR?S1 ( R>E & NOT SO R>E ANI-MALS1 EV5 ( CREATURES KN[N TO BE EXT9CT4 ,REPEATS CAME 9 FROM REMOTE PREC9CTS -- MIRACUL\S 7SOME ?\<T MON/R\S7 BIR?S ( NE>LY EXT9CT LEMURS1 HUMPBACK :ALES1 QUETZALS1 RH9OS1 WOOD-L& BISON1 PASS5G] PIGEONS1 DODOS1 EV5 A SN[ LEOP>D BORN 9 ,TIBET AT ! EXACT PLACE & TIME :5 ! NEXT ,DALAI ,LAMA WAS TO REAPPE> ACCORD+ TO C]TA9 ADEPTS4 

,BUT ?AT WAS NOT ALL4 ,:ILE WOM5 BIR!D ANIMALS1 M5 BEGAN BIR?+ PLANTS1 USUALLY AFT] A N]V\S ATTACK :ILE WALK+ \TSIDE1 :]E ! PLANTS W\LD TAKE ROOT4 ,A MAN W\LD SUDD5LY FALL ILL1 TREMBL+ 9 SPASMS ( PA91 EXPEL ! PLANT1 FALL 9TO EXHAU/$ SLEEP1 !N AWAKE 9 ! %ADE ( A R$WOOD OR MAHAGONY1 A S&AL-WOOD OR TEAK TREE ?AT HAD EM]G$ AS A SE$L+4 ,A SNEEZE MI<T ALSO DIS*>GE SEV]AL R>E 9SECTS4 

,BY !N FEW HUMAN BIR?S W]E OCCURR+1 & ?OSE W]E CONSID]$ HI<LY UNUSUAL4 ,SCI5TI/S SPECULAT$ ?AT !SE *ILDR5 W]E 9 FACT ,NE&]?ALS1 NOT MOD]N HUMANS1 :ILE O!RS >GU$ ?AT !Y W]E A TYPE NOT PREVI\SLY 5C\NT]$4 ,SU* SPECULATION LA/$ LESS ?AN A G5]ATION BE=E SCI5CE ITSELF BEGAN TO DIE \T ALONG ) RELIGION4 ,NONE ( ! OLD RESPONSES MADE ANY S5SE1 & PEOPLE W]E BEG9N+ TO TAKE ! *ANGES = GRANT$1 PRACTIC+ A METAPHYSICAL DISCIPL9E BAS$ ON LAU<T] & DANC+4 ,! NEW HUMAN BABIES SEEM$ TO SPEAK A COMMON1 COMPLETELY UN9TELLIGI-BLE LANGUAGE AMONG !MSELVES1 & EV5 APPE>$ TO COMMUNI-CATE )\T SPEE* AT ALL1 & ) PLANTS & ANIMALS4 

,EV5 ! AIR WAS *ANG+1 BECOM+ SWEET & ?ICK1 HEADY & N>COTIC4 ,?OSE :O LIV$ ?R\< ! *ANGE F\ND !MSELVES FREQU5TLY GIDDY1 SEXUALLY >\S$1 OV]COME BY AN 9VASIVE S5SE ( AWE AT SIMPLE ?+S LIKE DO+ ! DI%ES OR SITT+ UND] A TREE4 ,!Y /OPP$ GO+ TO WORK4 ,>MIES1 GOV]NM5TS1 CORPORATIONS DISSOLV$4 ,:5 A FEW HOLD\TS TRI$ TO SET (F A NUCLE> CONFLAGRA-TION TO /OP ! 9EVITABLE1 NO?+ HAPP5$4 ,EV5 M9]ALS W]E *ANG+1 & BY N[ URANIUM HAD TURN$ 9TO A K9D ( OBSIDIAN1 LIKE ! SLAG ?AT COMES \T ( BLA/ FURNACES4 ,PEOPLE COLLECT$ IT = ITS /RANGE %APES & LU/]4 

,E>?QUAKES F9ALLY TOPPL$ MO/ ( ! L&M>KS ?AT MADE ! WORLD RECOGNIZABLE TO ! LATE TW5TIE? C5TURY4 ,! LA/ PRE-TRANS=MATION G5]ATION W\LD GAPE 9 WOND] AT ! PT]ODACTYLS ROO/+ ON ! RO( ( :AT WAS ONCE ! ,:ITE ,H\SE4 ,NOT LONG AFT]1 ?AT LA/ G5]ATION WAS GONE & NONE ( ! WORDS W]E ! SAME = ANY?+4 

,! ,G5]AL ,/RIKE 

,IT />T$ :5 ! C>ROTS REFUS$ TO G]M9ATE4 ,!Y'D HAD 5\<4 ,IF !Y HAD HAD TOOLS1 SAY1 DRILLS & HAMM]S1 !Y W\LD HAVE LAID !M D[N4 ,ONE MI<T IMAG9E !IR AB&ON$ *ISELS & MALLETS LEFT ON ! ELABORATE SCAFFOLD+ >\ND ! PREC>I\SLY TALL1 SWAY+1 IRREGUL>1 AUG]-LIKE CA!DRAL ( :AT WAS TO BECOME A MATURE C>ROT2 ! F9E LATTICE WORK ( ! LEAFY P9NACLE UNF9I%$ & FLAPP+ LIKE ! TORN RIGG+ ON A SCUTTL$ SAIL-+ %IP2 ! 9COMPLETE WIR+ >\ND ! F\NDATIONS 9 ! DU/Y SOIL4 ,ONE MI<T IMAG9E ! T9Y ORANGE RIVETS GR[+ ALONG A N>R[1 %ALL[ FURR[ MADE BY ! G>D5]'S F+]S1 EA* DISPLAY+ A M9USCULE1 FEA!RY GRE5 H&K]*IEF TO WAVE AT ! WAT]+ CAN AS IT MADE ITS R\NDS1 EA* F9E L95 SPRAY CONTA9+ ITS MA9T5ANCE 9/RUCTIONS = ! GR[+ VESSEL4 ,BUT ! SE$S LEFT !RE CURL$ UP & PETRIFI$ LIKE DEAD FLEAS BURI$ 9 A T9Y TR5*4 ,NOT BECAUSE ! RA9 HAD WA%$ !M AWAY1 OR BECAUSE !Y W]E TOO DRY OR TOO SOGGY1 TOO %AL-L[ OR TOO DEEP4 ,! CONDITIONS W]E APPROPRIATE4 ,( ?IS ! G>D5] C\LD BE SURE4 

,ONE MI<T ALSO IMAG9E ! C>ROT PROLET>IANS LEAN+ BACK 7IF !Y C\LD LEAN BACK7 & FOLD+ !IR WISE1 GN>L$ H&S 9TO S9EWY >MS 7IF !Y HAD H&S & >MS71 DECL>+1 0,NO MORE40 ,BUT ( C\RSE C>ROTS MAKE !MSELVES )\T TOOLS & SCAFFOLD+1 9 A K9D ( ,MOEBIAN CAPRICE1 MAK+ !MSELVES \T ( :AT APPE>S TO BE NO?+1 LIKE RABBITS PULL+ !MSELVES \T ( A HAT )\T ! HAT4 ,!Y WORK QUITE MY/]I\SLY1 UND] COV]1 A SECRET GUILD4 ,N[ Y\ DON'T SEE !M1 N[ Y\ DO4 ,A SE$ GR[S A HAIR LIKE A POLLIWOG'S TAIL1 OR ! TAIL ( A COMET OR GALAXY4 ,AFT] A :ILE ! G>D5] WILL TE> IT FROM ! GR\ND & DELIV] IT TO ! *OP-P+ BLOCK -- IF ! DE] HAV5'T GOTT5 TO IT FIR/4 

,NOT ?IS TIME ?\<4 ,!Y NEV] OP5$ !IR %UTT]S1 NEV] CAME \T ( !IR %AD[Y HOVELS4 ,NO C>ROTS ! FIR/ YE>4 ,IT W\LD BE ALMO/ POSSIBLE TO IMAG9E !M BEH9D CLOS$ DOORS1 DR9K+ !IR HOME-MADE GROG1 KICK+ (F ! WOOD5 CLOGS = :I* SAB-OTAGE HAS BE5 NAM$1 & DANC+ TO A C>ROTY MUSIC ( !IR [N MAK+4 ,! MUTE REFUSAL ( ! C>ROTS -- NO LEAFLETS1 NO BROADCA/S1 NO COMMUNIQUES1 NO CONGRESSES -- S5T %OCK WAVES ?R\< ! G>D54 ,QUITE SOON AFT]W>DS ! O!R R[S JO9$ ! MUT9Y4 ,FIR/ ! BEANS1 AFT] GR[+ OPUL5T 9 !IR FOLIAGE1 & AFT] PRODUC+ FL[]S 9S\CIANTLY & DAZZL+LY S$UCTIVE1 BORE NO FRUIT4 ,IT WAS A WANTON GE/URE BORD]+ ON V9DICTIV5ESS4 ,! MANIC BLOSSOMS MADE ! BEES SWOON4 ,! BEANS MI<T HAVE BE5 AS HALLUC9OG5IC AS PEYOTE IF !Y HAD COME ON1 BUT !Y DIDN'T4 ,BUT ?AT WAS ! YE>1 OR SO ! G>D5] WAS TOLD1 ?AT ! CACTUSES1 TOO1 PRODUC$ NO BUTTONS4 

,! FOLL[+ YE> ! BEANS DIDN'T G]M9ATE AT ALL4 ,LIKE ! C>-ROTS1 !Y SIMPLY BOYCOTT$ ! EV5T4 ,! R[ LAY !RE1 9DIFF]5T TO SUN & RA91 LIKE SLI<TLY RAIS$ SC> TISSUE4 ,ONE C\LD IMAG9E GETT+ D[N ON ALL F\RS & PLAC+ AN E> AGA9/ ! GR\ND TO HE> :AT MI<T BE GO+ ON !RE BEH9D ! LOCK$ DOOR ( ! BEANS' R5UNCIATION4 ,BUT !RE W\LD ONLY BE A CAPACI\S SIL5CE1 AS IF ! BEANS1 TURN$ 9W>D AFT] ?AT YE> ( /]ILE PR(LIGACY1 W]E M$ITAT+ ON CU%IONS4 ,!Y W]E NOT GO+ TO ANSW] ?AT DOOR4 ,!Y1 TOO1 MI<T !MSELVES BE LI/5+ AT ANO!R LOCK$ DOOR4 

,IT WAS ONLY A MATT] ( TIME BE=E ! CORN & ! SQUA% & ! *ILIES1 LONELY )\T ! BEANS1 ALL FOLL[$ SUIT4 ,!Y1 TOO1 PUT ON A />TL+ DISPLAY ONE YE> BE=E GIV+ UP ! <O/ ! NEXT4 ,ONE HAD TO SUSPECT :AT WAS COM+ AS ONE GAZ$ ON A R[ ( BEAUTIFUL1 DEEP GRE5 CORN1 TALL & LU/Y & ALMO/ BLUE AS A TROPICAL SEA1 TASSL+ LASCIVI\SLY & !N BE>+ NO ISSUE4 ,! G>D5] MU/ HAVE GAZ$ ACROSS ! CORN ) ! DESPAIR ( A ?IR/Y W&]] :O REALIZES ?AT ! DES]T OASIS IS NO?+ BUT A MIRAGE4 

,F9ALLY1 ALL ! CROPS JO9$ ! /RIKE4 ,REPLACEM5T SE$S -- NEW & SUPPOS$LY IMPROV$ /RA9S FROM DI/ANT LABORATORIES-W]E TRUCK$ 9 AS A SITUATION ONE MI<T FIR/ CONSID] AN IRRITANT BECAME A QUE/ION ( CON/]NATION1 GR[+ UNEASE1 A S5SE ( P]IL & \TRI<T CATACLYSM4 ,BUT ! SE$S F>$ POORLY4 ,SOME G]M9AT$ ONLY TO BE M[$ D[N BY OBSCURE PLAGUES4 ,ONE H>DY LITTLE TOMATO PLANT W\LD CAT* A BLI/] OR BLI<T />T TO SNIFFLE1 & OV]NI<T ALL W\LD BE /RUCK D[N ) A BIBLICAL VIOL5CE4 ,! 5G9E]$ SE$S W]E TOO P]FECT1 TOO UNI=M1 TOO DOCILE4 ,ONE MI<T IMAG9E !M SMIL+ ID5TICALLY 9 ! CONDITION$ OPTIMISM1 ALL ( !M PROP]LY 9OCULAT$1 ALL UNBLEMI%$1 ALL SPORT+ ! SAME SM>TLY CREAS$ & />*$ JUMP SUITS1 ALL %\LD]+ !IR TOOLS1 ALL BLISSFULLY DAYDREAM+ TO ! SAME PIP$-9 MUSIC4 ,BUT !N W\LD COME A RIPPLE 9 ! SMOO? SURFACE ( ?+S1 & BRUTI%1 MUSCUL> 9SECTS W\LD >RIVE1 SC>R$ & HIRSUTE2 OR SLY VIRUSES W\LD 9FILTRATE ! CR[D LIKE PICKPOCKETS2 & ! MANUFACTUR$ SE$S & PLANTS W\LD GR[ EV5 MORE PALE ?AN !Y W]E MADE1 WI!R & CRUMPLE ALL AT ONCE4 

,GRADUALLY IT BECAME CLE> ?AT :ATEV] IT WAS ! C>ROTS HAD 9ITIAT$ WAS N[ MORE ?AN A LIMIT$ REFUSAL4 ,RA!R1 AN 5TIRELY NEW REGIME HAD EM]G$1 & QUALITATIVELY DIFF]5T CONDITIONS W]E N[ 9 PLACE4 ,LEAV+ ! TOOLS HANG+ 9 !IR /ORAGE %$1 HOSES COIL$ & ! GRAN>Y EMPTY1 ! G>D5] MOV$ ON1 ACTUALLY BECOM+ ! TATT]$1 HUNGRY BEGG> ?AT HAD BE5 A FLICK]+ APP>ITION 9 A DREAM ?AT SEASON :5 ! C>ROTS BEGAN1 OBSCURELY & T5TATIVELY1 TO TURN EV]Y?+ UPSIDE D[N4 

,EMBLEM ( ?AT %AD[Y VAGRANT DISAPPE>+ ON ! HORIZON ONLY ! SC>ECR[ REMA9$1 ITS WEA!R$ FROCK FLAPP+ EXHAU/$ 9 ! G5TLE W9D1 A TWI/$1 WIRY >M PO9T+ AWAY AT NO?+4 

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