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The Formal Reply

By Invitation

A Barred Plymouth Rock rooster in a midnight navy peak-lapel dinner jacket with black satin lapels, white wing-collar shirt, and black bow tie, seated at a formal candlelit dining table with crystal glassware and silver candelabras, warm golden candlelight illuminating his black and white barred plumage

The invitation had been embossed, which he took as a sign of sincerity rather than excess. He had crossed an ocean for less — though never, it should be said, in anything off the rack.

28 April 2026

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