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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 ..«\*%¤@##
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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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