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The "Swan Song" brings to mind a silly image of feathered magnificence emptied into sagging, supine tubes. Perhaps it is the logical end of a creature that begins life as a doddering ugly duckling. Still, the swan song was originally believed to be extremely beautiful because swans were thought to be silent until the end. Matt Kish, Beavercreek, Ohio. © Feinknopf Photography Starr