The Tin Bird
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There was many a rumor about the man named Trinket. One had only to ask about the dodgier sections of Newbird to understand that he was both feared and wondered at within the city. They said that he was a magician who could distort the very foundations of reality with his hands. They said that he was an illusionist who could turn a man's mind against himself just by looking him in the eye. They said that he was a thief and a trickster and all the unholies to boot. But when asked about his companion, the woman with the tin bird, no one said a word.
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