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He gave the impression of being multi-headed and multi-limbed, or else that his head and limbs were moving ceaselessly, leaving behind vague shadows. The stripes on his tailfeathers inked trails as his tail fanned, lifted, switched sides, set down. Parts of him--the edge of a long face, a taloned paw lifted in greeting--swam somewhat closer into focus, but the rest of him was like looking through a fogged glass.

"Hi," he said, in a voice that seemed equally indistinct.