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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 @&,&¨@.£¤.
§.&¨§,@,&¤ 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    ¨§.£,£¨.¤,
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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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