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Mystic passes beyond

Mystic was seen by the vet shortly before he died, and he could find nothing physically wrong with his wings so he must have had some brain damage, possibly quite severe as when he got down on the floor he couldn't manage to hop back up to the sofa, and when in his cage couldn't get from perch to perch, or even turn round on the perch he was on. His attempts at bathing were always feeble, standing in a bowl as if he wanted to get wet but didn't really know how, which was why I had taken to giving a splash in the kitchen sink. On the day he died, I had put him back on the sofa after bathing when he seemed to sort of collapse, he was gasping and went all pale inside the mouth, I wrapped him in a towel and tried to revive him, but he just went.

God Speed you black Emperor, fly far, fly free, fly forever.