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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 ,.:»;=&@@#
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§¤§/~~.,.¨ arms and he flew out. but  as soon as  i ¨.,.~~/§¤§
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†;~:,,¨¨.¨ i  took   the   jackdaw   by   my   hand ¨.¨¨,,:~;†
§*†-~¨¨¨,¨ threw    it   out    the   window,   and ¨,¨¨¨~-†*§
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%$^«^.,.,. my  mother  came  running.  "angel! what .,.,.^«^$%
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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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