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Persons move about with awkward motions. Persons make terrible sounds with their bills. Persons have straight, ugly wings without feathers  not made to fly with, but just to carry burdens instead of carrying them in their bills. Persons wear colors that nature disapproves. Persons point things at us that make a horrible sound and sometimes kill. _Persons cannot keep still._ That is not a person." PERSONS MOVE ABOUT WITH AWKWARD MOTIONS PERSONS MAKE TERRIBLE SOUNDS WITH THEIR BILLS PERSONS HAVE STRAIGHT UGLY WINGS WITHOUT FEATHERS NOT MADE TO FLY WITH BUT JUST CARRY BURDENS INSTEAD OF CARRYING THEM IN THEIR BILLS PERSONS WEAR COLORS THAT NATURE DISAPPROVES PERSONS POINT THINGS AT US THAT MAKE A HORRIBLE SOUND AND SOMETIMES KILL PERSONS CANNOT KEEP STILL THAT IS NOT A PERSON
 seen more of the world than you have, my dear, and I do assure you it would take centuries to make a stump like that." Let it be here recorded that in this Mr. Flicker was perfectly correct. "Well, then," reasoned Mrs. Flicker, "if it is not a stump, _what is it_?" Mr. Flicker looked very wise. He turned his head first to one side and then the other--flashing his beautiful scarlet crescent in the sunlight. Then he sidled nearer to his wife and darting his head down to her, whispered, "It is a _person_." The timid Mrs. Flicker drew back into the nest in horror, and it was some moments before she felt like putting her head out of the door again. In the meantime she had quieted down to the thoughtful little flicker she really was, and had gathered together her reasoning powers. So out came the pretty fawn-colored head and again the argument began. Though still quivering a little from the fright, Mrs. Flicker said, in the firm tones of conviction, "No, Mr. Flicker, _that_ is not a person. ICKER AFTER A PAUSE I HAVE SEEN MORE OF THE WORLD THAN YOU HAVE MY DEAR AND I DO ASSURE YOU IT WOULD TAKE CENTURIES TO MAKE A STUMP LIKE THAT LET IT BE HE RECORDED THAT IN THIS MISTER FLICKER WAS PERFECTLY CORRECT WELL THEN REASONED MISSUS FLICKER IF IT IS NOT A STUMP WHAT IS IT MISTER FLICKER LOOKED VERY WISE HE TURNED HIS HEAD FIRST TO ONE SIDE AND THEN THE OTHER FLASHING HIS BEAUTIFUL SCARLET CRESCENT IN THE SUNLIGHT THEN HE SIDLED NEARER TO HIS WIFE AND DARTING HIS HEAD DOWN TO HER WHISPERED IT IS A PERSON THE TIMID MISSUS FLICKER DREW BACK INTO THE NEST IN HORROR AND IT WAS SOME MOMENTS BEFORE SHE FELT LIKE PUTTING HER HEAD OUT OF THE DOOR AGAIN IN THE MEANTIME SHE HAD QUIETED DOWN TO THE THOUGHTFUL LITTLE FLICKER SHE REALLY WAS AND HAD GATHERED TOGETHER HER REASONING POWERS SO OUT CAME THE PRETTY FAWN COLOURED HEAD AND AGAIN THE ARGUMENT BEGAN THOUGH STILL QUIVERING A LITTLE FROM THE FRIGHT MISSUS FLICKER SAID IN THE FIRM TONES OF CONVICTION NO MISTER FLICKER THAT IS NOT A PERSON
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