corporal punishment

Endlessly / I'm counting down the days / When you will come my way / Endlessly / I fall asleep to dream / And you're here again it seems, endlessly

I was suddenly seized from behind and thrown to earth. As I fell, a warm body fell on top of me, and hands grasped my arms and legs. When I could look up, I saw a number of giant fingers pinioning me down, while others stood about surveying me.

The coscoroba swan is the smallest swan, and it is recognized by its bright-red, flattened, ducklike bill and its red legs, which are the longest in relation to body size of any swan species. Coscoroba swans share some characteristics of whistling ducks …. Consequently, many authorities regard the coscoroba swan as a sister species to true swans; the coscoroba swan bears the closest affinities to the whistling ducks.