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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 .¨.¨..¨¨,,
.¨..,,,.,. did you do?"                             .,.,,,..¨.
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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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