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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 | I was 6 years old when I first became aware that something was wrong. |
12 | I'm sure many of you have seen "The Sword in the Stone" by Disney, wherein the protagonist Arthur is transformed into various animals to learn different life lessons. | 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. |
13 | I was watching this movie one evening and was fascinated by the idea of possessing a nonhuman body, especially that of a bird. | 13 | I was immediately fascinated by the idea of possessing a nonhuman body, and especially that of a bird. |
14 | What would it be like to experience the world as one? | 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? |
15 | To be covered in feathers that are bristling in the wind as I'm flying through the sky? | ||
16 | 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 | 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. |
17 | I didn't question what was happening -- I was only 6 years old after all. | 16 | I didn't question what was happening -- I was only 6 years old after all. |
18 | 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. | 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. |
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20 | As I got older, | ||
21 | 19 | ||