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Eyes of an Eagle
by S. A. Gorden



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Copyright (C)2001 S. A. Gorden
EYES OF AN EAGLE
A Science Fiction Novel
By
S.A. GORDEN
A Renaissance E Books publication
ISBN 1-58873-427-7
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Copyright 2001, 2004 S. A. Gorden
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Preface
From a legend of the Oceti Shakowin of the Lakota

A young man skilled in hunting one day left the village in search of meat. He spotted an elk. He had a
new bow with a quiver full of straight arrows, yet the elk managed to stay just out of range. Deep in the
woods, the tracks and elk disappeared.

Night came to the thick forest and there was no moon. The young man realized he was lost. He came
upon a cool, clear stream. Refreshed from the water, he ate his pack food. Curling up in his fur robe he
tried to sleep, but the forest was full of strange sounds. The cries of the night animals, the hooting of the
owls, the rustling of the trees all sounded new and different.

Suddenly, there was a new sound. It was something neither he nor any other living creature had heard
before. Afraid, the man pulled the robe close about him. Clutching his bow in one hand and his knife in
another, the young man listened. The mournful sound became a song both beautiful and sad. The song
was full of love and yearning.

The young man fell asleep. In his dreams, the redheaded woodpecker came. He sang the beautiful song
and said, “Follow me and I will teach the song to you."
When the young man woke, the sun was already high in the sky. In the tree, above him tapped a
redheaded woodpecker. When he got to his feet, the bird fluttered to the next tree and waited. The
young man followed. The woodpecker flew to another tree and then another. For the rest of the morning,
the bird led the man through the forest. Finally, the young man heard the song again. Walking past the last