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The last few lines in The Mariner had me wondering what Rody meant by "I killed the bird around my neck and let it's body reside." A quick search led me to a wikipedia page for a metaphor of an albatross, which it says is a metaphor for a psychological or social burden, usually from guilt and/or shame. It's a reference to a poem called The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, where a dead bird(or albatross) is tied around the neck of a sailor who brought misfortune to him and his crew. Not sure if anyone has brought this up on here, but I thought it was pretty cool and made me appreciate Rody's writing abilities even more.