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The woman\u2019s dress was perfectly correct. Indeed, it, and she, would have been utterly unremarkable, were it not for the bird perched upon her shoulder, black-feathered, eyes with the seasick luminosity of moonstones. \u201cVulgar,\u201d Sofie said to me under her breath. \u201cWhy go out in society at all, if you are going to appear like that? No one wishes to have a party disturbed by such reminders of grief and mortality." | Copyright 2014 by Kat Howard. Narrated by Gabrielle de Cuir.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices