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himself in the eyes.
    â€œHey, sweetie, there you are!” It was Jewel. “Come on, the whole tribe is gathering for sunset.”
    â€œWait, wait! You know, we saw Linda and Tulio today!” he told her, holding up the GPS. “And I just found the location of their camp! We have to go get them and bring them here!”
    Jewel didn’t look so sure. “I don’t know, Blu.”
    What did she mean, she didn’t know? he wondered.
    â€œWhat’s to know? That was our plan all along, right? To help them find this place,” Blu reminded her.
    â€œMaybe some places shouldn’t be found,” Jewel told him. “Maybe they should just be left alone.”
    Blu looked at her, not sure where she was going with this. The mosquito began to buzz again. Blu’s head bobbed and his eyes crossed as he tried to follow it.
    Jewel found it first. She snagged it right out of the air and gulped it down.
    Blu stared, aghast. What had gotten into her? Jewel was taking this wild thing a little too far.
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    Blu was freaking out to his friends. “She ate a bug!” he exclaimed to Rafael later that night. “A bug!”
    â€œBlu, Blu, Blu. Calm down,” his friend urged.
    Blu paced back and forth. “Oh! Oh! And her father? Total nut job. He’s got this weird thing about humans. . . .”
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    In another part of the macaw village, Eduardo was venting to Aunt Mimi. “He’s got this weird thing about humans!” Eduardo said, shaking his head.
    â€œI like him,” Aunt Mimi declared. “And so does Jewel.”
    Eduardo wasn’t having it. “How can he protect her? He’s not strong enough.”
    Aunt Mimi sighed. “Eduardo, give him a chance.”
    â€œA chance?” Eduardo repeated, incredulous. “How can I trust a bird that’s a pet? He is a liability and he doesn’t belong here.”
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    Blu continued to panic. “I don’t even belong here,” he said, animatedly throwing up his wings. “I thought we were going on a little vacation. We’d help Linda and Tulio find the flock and then head home.”
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    â€œI’m not even sure he’s a bird,” Eduardo ranted, only half joking.
    â€œBut he makes our Jewel really happy,” Aunt Mimi pointed out.
    Eduardo knew it was true. But still . . . “I just don’t want anything to happen to her. Mimi, I—”
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    â€œI can’t lose her!” Blu cried.
    Rafael did his best to calm him down. “She’s wild about you, Blu. But she’s also wild about the wild.”
    â€œWhich means, you gotta go native!” Pedro announced.
    â€œYeah, you gotta bird up!” Nico encouraged him.
    Blu was confused. “Bird up?” What did that even mean?
    Nico tried to explain. “You gotta give yourself over to this place, man. See it like she sees it!”
    â€œFeel the rhythms she feels,” Pedro said.
    â€œTaste the flavors she’s tastin’!” Nico added.
    Blu thought for a moment. “So I should . . . eat a bug?”
    Nico and Pedro recoiled in horror. “Uh, no,” Pedro said quickly. “That’s just nasty.”
    Just then Carla arrived. She hurried over to them. “Guys, what are you doing? We’ve gotta get ready for tomorrow. Come on! Chop-chop!”
    Pedro gave her an appraising stare. “Wow, she puts the business in show business.”
    â€œDad, you’re coming to the show tomorrow night, right?” Carla asked Blu. “It’s gonna be awesome!”
    Blu nodded. “Yeah, sure, wouldn’t miss it!”
    Carla smiled. “Great. Now, no offense, but we need the stage.”
    â€œYou got it,” Blu told her. As he left, he accidentally bumped into someone. Nigel.
    â€œOh, sorry,” the cockatoo said, distracted.
    â€œSorry. Sorry,” Blu replied.
    â€œExcuse me.” Nigel pushed past him, hurrying to