[A]udible here and there / in the half-dark, members of an avian orchestra / are already softly noodling, limbering up for / an overture at sunrise, […]

But for the veterans in the Pannonian legions, their vulnera were no longer their tokens of honour, but an indication of the severity of service in the army.

Anyway, one scientist (a guy scientist, not a, whatchacallit, scientess) said maybe women just need to use their whole brain.

The first runner to cross the finish line wins the race.