angels - (n.)

\ān'j'ls\ - messengers, of God; spirits; persons of heavenly virtues or charms. -eSpindle

strong black wings

he heard an odd noise, as though of a whirring...
and when he strained for a wider view,
could have sworn he saw a dark figure
born aloft on a pair of strong black wings.
- bernard malamud, "angel levine"

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