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One day, Jonathan is met by two gulls who take him to a " higher plane of existence " in that there is no heaven but a better world found through perfection of knowledge, where he meets other gulls who love to fly.

He discovers that his sheer tenacity and desire to learn make him " pretty well a one-in-a-million bird.

" In this new place, Jonathan befriends the wisest gull, Chiang, who takes him beyond his previous learning, teaching him how to move instantaneously to anywhere else in the Universe.

The secret, Chiang says, is to " begin by knowing that you have already arrived.

" Not satisfied with his new life, Jonathan returns to Earth to find others like him, to bring them his learning and to spread his love for flight.

His mission is successful, gathering around him others who have been outlawed for not conforming.

Ultimately, the very first of his students, Fletcher Lynd Seagull, becomes a teacher in his own right and Jonathan leaves to teach other flocks.