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DEETYA staff had already perfected this technique. 
J Chahl should re-direct his research efforts whilst 
the species still survives in isolated pockets
of the APS & assorted parasitic organisations.

"The male dragonfly precisely adjusts its position relative 
to a rival very quickly, so that its image always occupies the same 
spot on the rival's eyeline.
Researcher Javaan Chahl says it allows the dragonfly to disguise 
itself as a motionless object."
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too true.
but they exhibited considerable motion in the lunchtime rush to the pub..
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Yes but it's the same strategy.
At that moment of flight they metamorphose into an homogenous mass, 
like a swarm of bees or a shoal of fish.
another well-proven tactic of self-preservation.
The ability to employ a range of evasive techniques has enabled 
them to evolve into a highly successful species.
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Rob Beaver suffered the same fate as you under the ministrations of Sue Villus.
he was never the same afterwards.
Prior to that he was the life of the party, raconteur, boulevardier 
& office roué. Oscar Wilde would have paled in comparison.
He was unmistaken in his flannels, boater hat & twirling silver-handled 
cane & that outrageous RAF moustache. A dashing lad indeed.
Many was the time he happily distracted the sullen clients with his 
tap dance act on the Caloundra counter.
Unfortunately the malevolent ogres in the back offices were not so amused.
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i watched his demise day by day. he started about 2 weeks after me.  
as tragic a loss as the Hindenburg.
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 fits mr Beaver well.
bon vivant. a modern day henre de balzac.