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On a cloudy day, the whop-whop-whopping of a helicopter could be heard along the shoreline of Stonington Borough, Connecticut. The sound, referred to as blade slapping by aeronautical experts, caught the attention of the WORD’sMarlena Freitas. Pictures © Copyright 2021 Marlena Freitas