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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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$%;--¨,.¨¨ ARMS AND HE FLEW OUT. BUT  AS  SOON AS I ¨¨.,¨--;%$
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%$^«:,¨¨¨, I   TOOK   THE  JACKDAW   BY   MY   HAND ,¨¨¨,:«^$%
££$\-,¨¨¨. THREW    IT   OUT   THE   WINDOW,    AND .¨¨¨,-\$££
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£§*=^,¨¨,. I HEARD THE THUMP AS HE HIT  THE GROUND. .,¨¨,^=*§£
=^~..¨,.,, MY  MOTHER CAME  RUNNING.  "ANGEL!  WHAT ,,.,¨..~^=
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§£=*-^,.,. 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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