meeting a butterfly
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I like to take walks in the country. One summer's day I was out in a little wood near the house and was idly thinking about nature in general and butterflies more particularly. In fact I was wondering whether i would recognise a comma (a species of butterfly quite commonly found in England) when at that very instant one flew onto me and sat on my jumper for quite long enough for me to recognise it - as a comma.
Date submitted:Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:48:19 +0000Coincidence ID:5811
