What are you looking at? asks Gaius.
Not AT, says Terence. FOR.
So what are you looking for? asks Gaius.
A parrot, says Terence.
Any particular type of parrot? asks Gaius.
No, says Terence.
You may like to look for a swift parrot, says Gaius. They are critically endangered and sightings need to be logged.
Okay, says Terence.
He continues standing there, looking.
Come along, says Gaius. We must get to Waratah before evening.
Want me to look too? asks Surfing-with-Whales.
We should all keep our eyes open, says Gaius.
Thet head for the Waratah highway.
What do they look like? asks Surfing-with-Whales.
Bright green, with a blue patch on top, says Gaius.
Too easy, says Surfing-with-Whales.
Then what? asks Terence.
What do you mean then what? asks Gaius.
If I see one, says Terence.
Perhaps it will be attracted to you, says Gaius.
Why would it? asks Terence.
You could try making swift parrot calls, says Gaius. Chit chit!
Chit-chit! says Terence.
Three or four times in succession, says Gaius.
Chit chit! chit chit! chit chit! chitters Terence.
This is fun.
But if there are any swift parrots nearby, they remain unattracted.
Soon they arrive in Waratah, an old tin mining town.
A sign points to a caravan and campsite.
We'll stop there for the night, says Gaius.
The campsite turns out to be at the side of Lake Waratah.
This is cool, says Surfing-with-Whales. I might go swimming.
He drops his bike and his back pack and runs towards the water.
No swimming, says a man who is fishing. You'll scare off the trout.
Sorry, says Surfing-with Whales. So what's to do beside fishing?
Plenty, says the man. You could try platypus-spotting......
Yeah right, says Surfing-with-Whales.
By the way, says the man. You pay your camping fees at the post office.
Okay, says Surfing-with-Whales.
He heads back to Gaius and Terence.
No swimming, says Surfing with-Whales. But there's platypus-spotting.
Perhaps you'd like to take Terence platypus-spotting, while I cut up the cheese, says Gaius.
Yay! says Terence. I always wanted to go platypus-spotting.
Come on then, says Surfing-with-Whales.
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