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,.-;*&&### THE  WAY TO  THE TOP,  AND THERE  WAS  A ###&&*;-.,
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.,,,«:$§#¤ BIRD  BUT STILL AN  UNWELCOME  GUEST  AT ¤#§$:«,,,.
.,=;%$§£¶@ THIS  HOUR,  THAT  HAD LET  HIMSELF  IN. @¶£§$%;=,.
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¨:«*^%@#§& THREW    IT    OUT   THE   WINDOW,   AND &§#@%^*«:¨
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,^»^$*££## MY MOTHER  CAME  RUNNING.  "ANGEL!  WHAT ##££*$^»^,
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,¨,.,~^$§# IT  TO  MYSELF.   "ARE   YOU  ALLRIGHT?" #§$^~,.,¨,
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..,:^~\$@# HIS WINGS  SOMEHOW INVERTED. THEY  WOULD #@$\~^:,..
..«:†¤§¶## NOT  BEAR  HIM,  AND  HE WAS INFURIATED. ##¶§¤†:«..
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