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8 | A fox probably couldn't have a job as a software developer, too. | 8 | A fox probably couldn't have a job as a software developer, too. |
9 | But despite reality leaving no room for doubt, my existence as a human never felt right to me. | 9 | But despite reality leaving no room for doubt, my existence as a human never felt right to me. |
10 | 10 | ||
11 | I was 6 years old when I first became aware that something was wrong. | 11 | It began one evening when I was about 6 years old. |
12 | It was evening and I was watching "The Sword in the Stone" by Disney, an animated film about a boy called Arthur who is transformed into various animals to learn different life lessons. | 12 | I was watching "The Sword in the Stone" by Disney, an animated film about a boy called Arthur who is transformed into various animals by Merlin the wizard in order to educate him. |
13 | I was immediately fascinated by the idea of possessing a nonhuman body, and especially that of a bird. | 13 | The idea of possessing a nonhuman body fascinated me immediately, especially that of a bird. |
14 | What would it feel like to experience having such a completely different body; to have a beak and wings and to be covered in feathers that are bristling in the wind as I'm flying through the sky? | 14 | What would it feel like to have such a completely different body, to have a beak and wings and to be covered in feathers that are bristling in the wind as I'm flying through the sky? |
15 | I hadn't noticed the persistent nagging at the back of my mind before, but as I imagined myself in this situation it fell silent for the first time in my life. | 15 | As I imagined myself in this situation, something inside of my mind awakened; something that rejected my human nature and longed for this experience; something that would never leave me alone again. |
16 | I didn't question what was happening -- I was only 6 years old after all. | ||
17 | I just knew that imagining I was a bird felt right and so it turned into a habit that would last for a very long time. | ||
18 | 16 | ||
17 | I frequently imagined I was a bird for many years, but as I grew up, I found other creatures I identified with: dragons, wolves and eventually foxes. | ||
19 | 18 | ||