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##@#%†;=:. THE WINDOW WAS  OPEN  AND SO I  WAVED MY .:=;†%#@##
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##@§£†/»,¨       TURNED AROUND, H.E WAS BACK.       ¨,»/†£§@##
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#¶##*$/«^¨ THROUGH THE WINDOWS,  TRYING TO FLY WITH ¨^«/$*##¶#
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