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The Birds

Daphne du Maurier

1952

Horror Literary Fiction

classics short stories

"The birds kept coming at him from the air, silent save for the beating wings. The terrible, fluttering wings. He could feel the blood on his hands, his wrists, his neck. Each stab of a swooping beak tore his flesh. If only he could keep them from his eyes. Nothing else mattered."

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The Birds

Daphne du Maurier

Year

1952

Horror Literary Fiction Mystery Thriller

Tags

classics short stories

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"The birds kept coming at him from the air, silent save for the beating wings. The terrible, fluttering wings. He could feel the blood on his hands, his wrists, his neck. Each stab of a swooping beak tore his flesh. If only he could keep them from his eyes. Nothing else mattered."

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