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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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%**=..¨..¨ "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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