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#@£$*=-^., †WHEN I GOT  HOME FROM AWAY, CLIMBED ALL ,.^-=*$£@#
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&$§=~^¨.¨. BIRD IN MY ROOM, NOT  TOO UNREASONABLE A .¨.¨^~=§$&
§$:«,¨¨.¨, BIRD BUT  STILL  AN  UNWELCOME  GUEST AT ,¨.¨¨,«:$§
%*~,,.,¨.. THIS  HOUR,  THAT  HAD  LET  HIMSELF IN. ..¨,.,,~*%
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§¤%=~,..,¨ THREW   IT    OUT    THE   WINDOW,   AND ¨,..,~=%¤§
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#@#@*;~,,¨ MY  MOTHER CAME  RUNNING.  "ANGEL!  WHAT ¨,,~;*@#@#
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#§¤*^=,,.. "I  HURT A BIRD",  AND I  COULD  SEE HIM ..,,=^*¤§#
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##@&%%\-,¨ HIS WINGS  SOMEHOW  INVERTED. THEY WOULD ¨,-\%%&@##
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