Swan song?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="swan">swan</span> <span word="song">song</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ms">Ms</span>. <span word="Whelan">Whelan</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="swan">swan</span> <span word="song">song</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Literally">Literally</span> <span word="Ms">Ms</span>. <span word="Whelan">Whelan</span> <span word="dances">dances</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="forever">forever</span> <span word="gone">gone</span>.</p><p><span word="Wendy">Wendy</span> <span word="Whelan">Whelan</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="dancer">dancer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="Ballet">Ballet</span>. <span word="From">From</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="quote">quote</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Ms">Ms</span>. <span word="Whelan">Whelan</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="dancing">dancing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="retirement">retirement</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="retire">retire</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="October">October</span>, 2017.</p><p><span word="She">She</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="for">for</span> 30 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hang">hang</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="Pointe">Pointe</span> <span word="shoes">shoes</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="season">season</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="swan">swan</span> <span word="song">song</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="performance">performance</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Swan">Swan</span> <span word="song">song</span>” <span word="means">means</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="performance">performance</span>. <span word="Why">Why</span>?</p><p><span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="legend">legend</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="swan">swan</span> <span word="bird">bird</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="sing">sing</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="goose">goose</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="quack">quack</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="duck">duck</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="sing">sing</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="loud">loud</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="dying">dying</span>. <span word="Hence">Hence</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="concept">concept</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="swan">swan</span> <span word="song">song</span>, <span word="something">something</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="existence">existence</span>.</p><p><span word="Actually">Actually</span>, <span word="swans">swans</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="sing">sing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="sing">sing</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quack">quack</span>-<span word="quack">quack</span> <span word="duck">duck</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="legend">legend</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="legend">legend</span>, <span word="plus">plus</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="swan">swan</span> <span word="singing">singing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="prevailed">prevailed</span>. <span word="Wikipedia">Wikipedia</span> <span word="says">says</span> “<span word="swan">swan</span> <span word="song">song</span>” “<span word="had">had</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="proverbial">proverbial</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Ancient">Ancient</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> 3<span word="rd">rd</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="BC">BC</span>”.</p><p><span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="question">question</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="swan">swan</span> <span word="song">song</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="final">final</span> <span word="song">song</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Ms">Ms</span>. <span word="Whelan">Whelan</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="swan">swan</span> <span word="song">song</span>? <span word="How">How</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="song">song</span>?</p>
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