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<h2>THE BIRDS, THE BEASTS, AND THE BAT</h2>
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<p>The Birds were at war with the Beasts, and many battles were
fought with varying success on either side. The Bat did not throw
in his lot definitely with either party, but when things went well
for the Birds he was found fighting in their ranks; when, on the
other hand, the Beasts got the upper hand, he was to be found among
the Beasts. No one paid any attention to him while the war lasted:
but when it was over, and peace was restored, neither the Birds nor
the Beasts would have anything to do with so double-faced a
traitor, and so he remains to this day a solitary outcast from
both.</p>
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