Ditto all the praise. It's not just well-crafted, it's as layered as a plate of baklava. The multiple female birds compete for the male Duke's attention; he treats them with affection, but they are ultimately objects to him, possessions. Anyone else see parallels here to some human relationships? That's just one possible reading; the beauty of this is that it supports several different interpretations, but also holds it own on a purely literal level.
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