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  NELSON AND THE BATTLE OF THE BIRDS  
  Nelson's Column in London looks set 
  to become a bird-free zone.         
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  For the monument is to bj sprayed   
  with a special gel in an effort to  
  stop birds landing on it.           
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  Trafalgar Square has always been    
  one of the capital's most popular   
  tourist spots, with the chance to   
  bj pictured with the pigeons.       
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  But droppings damage the Admiral's  
  statue, which was first raised on   
  to the column 150 years ago.        
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