Very neat and very weird. It makes me wonder what Father really was - and how it started - and what happened to the girls who escaped (if any of them ever actually did). It's a very strange system, but it works, in its own limping way. Until it doesn't. The dark birds themselves are fascinating. I'd love to see more - see what happened to Baby (or does she now consider herself Susan? Or Ruth? Or...?) when she left - wonder if the birds would (could?) go with her. It's one of those stories that is complete in itself, but leaves a lot of questions to be answered... ( )