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=^~-,.,¨.. the way  to  the  top,  and there  was a ..¨,.,-~^=
%%:=^,.,,. 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 .¨,,-:§@@@
§&*=~.¨,¨¨ did you do?"                             ¨¨,¨.~=*&§
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/-,,.¨,¨.¨ but she would come anyway  and so i kept ¨.¨,¨.,,-/
*/~:¨.¨.,¨ it  to   myself.  "are  you   allright?" ¨,.¨.¨:~/*
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&%§†=-¨.¨¨ "i hurt a  bird",  and  i  could see him ¨¨.¨-=†§%&
@#$*;-.¨,. through the windows, trying  to fly with .,¨.-;*$#@
#@¤¤*:».,. his  wings somehow inverted.  they would .,.»:*¤¤@#
#@@§£*=»,. not bear  him,  and he  was  infuriated. .,»=*£§@@#
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