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head-first the camera view turns sideways, revealing the purpose behind the kiwi's efforts. A tear wells from one eye as the kiwi achieves its dream, flapping its tiny wings as it "flies" above the bunch of trees. The ultimate fate of the kiwi is not explicitly shown (though a sound can be heard at the end of the video that has been interpreted as either a crash or the sound of a parachute opening).
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