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¨¨¨¨,«;$¤# ;WHEN I GOT HOME FROM AWAY,  CLIMBED ALL #¤$;«,¨¨¨¨
¨.¨¨.,-†%£ THE WAY  TO  THE  TOP,  AND  THERE WAS A £%†-,.¨¨.¨
.,,,,¨^»†† BIRD IN MY ROOM, NOT TOO UNREASONABLE  A ††»^¨,,,,.
¨¨¨,..¨.»/ BIRD BUT STILL  AN  UNWELCOME  GUEST  AT /».¨..,¨¨¨
.,,.,¨.¨,~ THIS HOUR,  THAT  HAD  LET  HIMSELF  IN. ~,¨.¨,.,,.
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.¨¨¨,¨,~=% THE  WINDOW WAS OPEN  AND SO I WAVED  MY %=~,¨,¨¨¨.
...,,-«/** ARMS  AND HE FLEW  OUT. BUT AS SOON AS I **/«-,,...
¨.,.~=:^%§       TURNED AROUND, H¨E WAS BACK.       §%^:=~.,.¨
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,,~^=§@£@# I   TOOK   THE  JACKDAW   BY   MY   HAND #@£@§=^~,,
,¨--=$%&## THREW   IT   OUT    THE   WINDOW,    AND ##&%$=--¨,
...,-†%@&£        INTO WHAT I'M SHIELDED FROM       £&@%†-,...
,,..^-**$£    WATCHED HIM FALL AND TURNED AROUND    £$**-^..,,
,,¨,,-»^*%     HELD HIS GAZE THROUGHOUT THE FALL    %*^»-,,¨,,
.,¨,.,^-†%     IN SPITE HE DID NOT MOVE AT ALL      %†-^,.,¨,.
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.¨.¨.,,-«; I HEARD THE THUMP AS HE  HIT THE GROUND. ;«-,,.¨.¨.
¨.,,¨.:«\* MY  MOTHER  CAME  RUNNING.  "ANGEL! WHAT *\«:.¨,,.¨
¨,...,»=%¤ DID YOU DO?"                             ¤%=»,...,¨
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.,.,-;*§¤# DON'T  COME  IN HERE,  I WANTED  TO SAY, #¤§*;-,.,.
...-^*&¤## 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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