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| The white swan with its long, graceful neck is among the most beautiful of birds. |
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| The swan is mostly silent through its life. |
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| It floats quietly on the water, unable to sing sweet songs like most other birds. |
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| In ancient times, however, people believed that the swan was given a special gift of song at the end of its life. |
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| They believed a swan sings a most beautiful song just before it dies. |
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| The ancient Greek philosopher Socrates talked of this two thousand three hundred years ago. |
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| Socrates explained that the swan was singing because it was happy. |
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| The bird was happy because it was going to serve the Greek God Apollo. |
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| Swans were holy to Apollo, the god of poetry and song. |
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| The story of the swan's last song found a place in the works of other writers, including the early English writers Chaucer and Shakespeare. |
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| And, the expression swan song has long been a part of the English language. |
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