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/=^..,,¨,, 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     ,¨,¨¨-~=§%
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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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