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Fisherman catches fish with wings, then
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finds out what it really is. Travis Cole
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had fished the muddy rivers of Mogroso
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his whole life. He'd seen plenty of odd
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catches over the years crooked catfish,
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halfblind piranhas, even a freshwater
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eel that bit through his glove once. But
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this one was different. The moment the
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line pulled, it felt like he'd hooked
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something ancient. Heavy, erratic, but
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smooth. He braced his boots on the edge
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of the boat, fighting the line with both
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hands. The sun had just risen and mist
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curled off the green water like steam
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from a kettle. His old aluminum skiff
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creaked as he shifted weight. Then it
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surfaced a flash of orange and ivory
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with wings. Actual wings. He froze,
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staring. Not flippers, not fins. Wings
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then veined like the folds of a paper
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