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It is illegal to copy this book, post it to a website, or distribute it by any other  \nmeans without permission.  \n􀀉is story is a work of 􀀕ction. Names, characters, places, and incidents, either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used 􀀕ctitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales, is entirely  \ncoincidental.  \näe Din of Celestial Birds © 1997, 2025 by Brian Evenson Publication history of individual stories appears in the acknowledgements.  \nCover © 2025 by Frank Walls  \nEdited by Curtis M. Lawson  \nInterior Design by César Puch  \n[Icons Vecteezy.com](Icons Vecteezy.com)  \nEditor and Publisher, Joe Morey  \nWeird House Press Central Point, OR 97502 [www.weirdhousepress.com](www.weirdhousepress.com)  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nTable of Contents  \nTHE DIN OF CELESTIAL BIRDS  \n􀀉e Din of Celestial Birds  \n􀀉e Death of the Old Man  \nAmong the Living  \nOne 􀀉ick Black Cord  \nAmparo the Bastard  \nWater and Angels  \nLegacy  \nManna  \n􀀉e Specimen  \nAltmann in Bolivia  \n􀀉e Dead Child  \nBird  \n􀀉e Killer  \n􀀉e Revolution  \n􀀉e Jar  \nA Diúerence in Ideology  \nDown the River  \nANNEX: RELATED STORIES  \nSiege  \nA Dog Named Pasolini  \nLupe Varga, Deceased  \n􀀉e Journey  \n􀀉e Trunk  \n􀀉e Blood Clock  \nA New Night ofLong Knives  \n􀀉e Tragical History of 􀀉e Auschwitz Barber  \nWillem Meister  \nDogs  \n􀀉e Airplane Skull  \nA􀀋erword  \nStory Notes  \nAcknowledgments  \nAbout the Author  \nAbout the Artist  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)","cbCaibIgbvGnlUoU","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaibIgbvGnlUoU","pdf",3451329,223,"English","# THE DIN OF CELESTIAL BIRDS\n* The Din of Celestial Birds\n* The Death of the Old Man\n* Among the Living\n* One Thick Black Cord\n* Amparo the Bastard\n* Water and Angels\n* Legacy\n* Manna\n* The Specimen\n* Altmann in Bolivia\n* The Dead Child\n* Bird\n* The Killer\n* The Revolution\n* The Jar\n* A Difference in Ideology\n* Down the River\n## ANNEX: RELATED STORIES\n* Siege\n* A Dog Named Pasolini\n* Lupe Varga, Deceased\n* The Journey\n* The Trunk\n* The Blood Clock\n* A New Night of Long Knives\n* The Tragical History of The Auschwitz Barber\n* Willem Meister\n* Dogs\n* The Airplane Skull\n# Afterword\n# Story Notes\n# Acknowledgments\n# About the Author\n# About the Artist","[{\"question\":\"What is 'The Din of Celestial Birds' about?\",\"answer\":\"'The Din of Celestial Birds' is a collection of short stories by Brian Evenson. 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