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Dear Troubled,
the parrot is a common literary symbol occuring in many great works of fiction as well as some lesser ones. this is evidenced by the title of the book "Flaubert's Parrot" : clearly, a bird used in the same title as Flaubert, and directly attributed to Flaubert, can be no lightweight volatile. in addition you yourself have picked up on the possible connection to Love in the Time of Cholera, which is universally accepted to be a great work of art and litterature. this coupled with the Cybook, a truly fine piece of equipment, but one which you do not own, could suggest an overwhelming multiplicity of litterary experiences. for instance, perhaps you have an evil twin, in some parallel universe, who *does* have not only a cybook but a parrot, and only reads books with parrots in them. this is a delicate situation since while the chances of your evil twin managing to break into your dimension are slim, if he *did* manage it, just think of the havoc he could wreak.
alternately, perhaps it's a sign that you've been reading too much serious litterature lately and you should read a few pulp novels to clear your head. after all, the cybook is french, and so is Flaubert (records do not indicate the nationality of his parrot, although they are not generally indigenous to Western Europe) and we all know the french are universally a bunch of intellectual snobs.
either way, i'd be worried.
Good Luck,
ze advice aunt.
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