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Lines of dialogue between human and pigeon recorded (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

haiku

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'lines' is the definition.
(type of three-line Japanese poem)

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(Other definitions for haiku that I've seen before include "Jap 17 syllable poem" , "Japanese 3-line poem of 17 syllables" , "Pithy lines" , "Japanese three-line poem of 17 syllables" , "Japanese verse form of three short lines" .)

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