"Five twenty three" he grumbled in the midst of that infernal #tapping at his chamber door. He swung it open to find a blue jay.
Little dark eyes twinkling like stars met gray ones rimmed with red, "Y'gonna vote today?"
Edgar cinched his dressing gown. "Where's my raven?"
The bird shrugged, "He's on strike. So they sent me for your wake-up call."
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