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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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