A pelican riding a motorcycle, built by Gemini 4 Argon

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  <!-- ==================== 3. FAR SIDE LIMBS & CONTROLS ==================== -->
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  <!-- ==================== 5. THE PELICAN (MAIN BODY, HEAD, BEAK) ==================== -->

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    <!-- Fierce Angled Brow Ridge (Pure Determination) -->
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    <line x1="635" y1="167" x2="682" y2="183" stroke="#2B303C" stroke-width="3.5" stroke-linecap="round"/>
  </g>

  <!-- ==================== 6. NEAR SIDE LIMBS & CONTROLS ==================== -->

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    <!-- Scaly Orange Leg (Bent Knee into Forward Control) -->
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    <path d="M 502 462 L 545 506 L 638 545" fill="none" stroke="#FF9248" stroke-width="5" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"/>

    <!-- Large Webbed Foot -->
    <!-- Webbing -->
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    <!-- Three Distinct Toes -->
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    <path d="M 634 550 L 695 542" stroke="#F25C05" stroke-width="6" stroke-linecap="round"/>
    <path d="M 634 554 L 682 560" stroke="#F25C05" stroke-width="6" stroke-linecap="round"/>
    <!-- Claws -->
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    <!-- Near Footpeg & Shift Linkage -->
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    <circle cx="678" cy="536" r="6" fill="#181A20"/>
    <rect x="632" y="550" width="28" height="11" rx="5" fill="#181A20" stroke="#6E7F91" stroke-width="1.5"/>
  </g>

  <g id="near-wing-and-bar">
    <!-- Swept-Back Chrome Handlebar -->
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    <path d="M 698 332 Q 668 300 622 316" fill="none" stroke="#FFFFFF" stroke-width="5" stroke-linecap="round"/>

    <!-- Front Brake Lever -->
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    <circle cx="669" cy="322" r="3.5" fill="#D5E0EC"/>

    <!-- Black Throttle Grip (Base) -->
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    <!-- Pelican Near Wing (Sweeping from Shoulder to Handlebar) -->
    <!-- Wing Shadow / Under-layer -->
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          fill="#DCE4F0"/>

    <!-- Main White Wing Coverts -->
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    <!-- Wing Shoulder Feather Detail Lines -->
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    <path d="M 475 392 Q 512 398 552 372" fill="none" stroke="#B8C5D6" stroke-width="3" stroke-linecap="round"/>

    <!-- Black Primary Feathers Wrapping Tightly Around the Handlebar Grip -->
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      <!-- Feather Finger 1 (Index/Brake reach) -->
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      <!-- Feather Finger 2 -->
      <path d="M 580 334 C 605 316, 632 312, 638 324 C 640 334, 620 336, 605 334 Z"/>
      <!-- Feather Finger 3 -->
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      <!-- Feather Finger 4 (Pinky curl) -->
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    </g>

    <!-- Grip End Cap Peeking Out -->
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  <!-- ==================== 7. FOREGROUND MOTION ACCENTS ==================== -->
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    <!-- Wind Streaks Past Beak and Belly -->
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