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###£@%;«-¨ the way  to  the  top,  and  there was a ¨-«;%@£###
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##%^/~^.., bird  but  still  an unwelcome guest  at ,..^~/^%##
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%*~.,¨.¨.¨ but she would come  anyway and so i kept ¨.¨.¨,.~*%
@*\=,,.,.¨ it  to   myself.   "are  you  allright?" ¨.,.,,=\*@
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###£†:-^., through the windows, trying to fly  with ,.^-:†£###
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