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.,=:*%¶### BIRD IN MY ROOM, NOT TOO  UNREASONABLE A ###¶%*:=,.
,.¨,¨.~;*# BIRD BUT  STILL  AN UNWELCOME  GUEST  AT #*;~.¨,¨.,
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.¨.»~:^¤&# THREW   IT    OUT   THE    WINDOW,   AND #&¤^:~».¨.
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¨:»*^&&£## MY  MOTHER CAME  RUNNING.  "ANGEL!  WHAT ##£&&^*»:¨
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¨.«:%*#### IT   TO   MYSELF.  "ARE  YOU  ALLRIGHT?" ####*%:«.¨
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.¨.,..††*# THROUGH THE WINDOWS,  TRYING TO FLY WITH #*††..,.¨.
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