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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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¨,¨,»;*£#@ arms  and he flew out. but  as soon as i @#£*;»,¨,¨
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....:«^*£@ threw   it   out    the   window,    and @£*^«:....
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,.:«\%£#@@ 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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¨.:~^%*&@# through  the windows, trying to fly with #@&*%^~:.¨
.,.-«^%$§@ his wings somehow inverted.  they  would @§$%^«-.,.
,¨.¨-»;§%¤ not bear  him,  and  he was  infuriated. ¤%§;»-¨.¨,
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