On 19 May 2007, chromatic released Parrot 0.4.12. Read on for the Parrot 0.4.12 release announcement.

As I sailed into Shadow, a white bird of my desire came and sat upon my right shoulder, and I wrote a note and tied it to its leg and sent it on its way. The note said, "I am coming," and it was signed by me.

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The sun hung low on my left and the winds bellied the sails and propelled me onward. I cursed once and then laughed.

I was free and I was running, but I had made it this far. I now had the chance I'd wanted all along.

A black bird of my desire came and sat on my left shoulder, and I wrote a note and tied it to its leg and sent it off into the west.

It said, "Eric--I'll be back," and it was signed: "Corwin, Lord of Amber."

A demon wind propelled me east of the sun.

-- Nine Princes in Amber, Roger Zelazny