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7Content that doesn't belong in the public sections of my website such as test pages or posts about more personal topics. 7Content that doesn't belong in the public sections of my website such as test pages or posts about more personal topics.
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9The purpose of this section is *not* to be only accessible for specific people, but simply to be a bit more tricky to find. 9The purpose of this section is simply to be a bit tricky, but not impossible to discover.
10Feel free to share pages from here *privately* if you think someone would like them. 10Feel free to share pages from here *privately* if you think someone would like them.
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8A fox probably couldn't have a job as a software developer, too. 8A fox probably couldn't have a job as a software developer, too.
9But despite reality leaving no room for doubt, my existence as a human never felt right to me. 9But despite reality leaving no room for doubt, my existence as a human never felt right to me.
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11I was 6 years old when I first became aware that something was wrong. 11It began one evening when I was about 6 years old.
12It 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. 12I 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.
13I was immediately fascinated by the idea of possessing a nonhuman body, and especially that of a bird. 13The idea of possessing a nonhuman body fascinated me immediately, especially that of a bird.
14What 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? 14What 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?
15I 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. 15As 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.
16I didn't question what was happening -- I was only 6 years old after all.
17I 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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17I 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.
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