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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 #@#&$*†~,,
,.:»\*£@@@        INTO WHAT I'M SHIELDED FROM       @@@£*\»:.,
¨.¨-«†^*£¶    WATCHED HIM FALL AND TURNED AROUND    ¶£*^†«-¨.¨
.,.,:=†^&@    HELD HIS GAZE THROUGHOUT THE FALL     @&^†=:,.,.
....¨~«^%@     IN SPITE HE DID NOT MOVE AT ALL      @%^«~¨....
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.,¨,,~†**@ I  HEARD THE THUMP AS HE HIT THE GROUND. @**†~,,¨,.
¨.,-=\*§@# MY MOTHER  CAME  RUNNING.  "ANGEL!  WHAT #@§*\=-,.¨
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¨¨-»^=£### DON'T COME  IN  HERE,  I WANTED TO  SAY, ###£=^»-¨¨
¨,,:«†§%#£ BUT SHE WOULD COME ANYWAY  AND SO I KEPT £#%§†«:,,¨
,,¨.,-*%$@ 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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