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A mockingbird... was heard to blend the songs of 32 different kinds of birds into a 10 minute performance, a virtuoso display that served no practical purpose, falling, therefore, into the realm of pure art.

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Tom Robbins
Age: 92
Born: 1932
Born: July 22
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