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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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§*:»,..,¨, threw   it    out   the   window,    and ,¨,..,»:*§
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#£&$*:~.¨¨ i heard  the thump as he hit the ground. ¨¨.~:*$&£#
@£@$*~~..¨ my  mother came  running.  "angel!  what ¨..~~*$@£@
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$%†=~¨¨,,. but she would come  anyway and so i kept .,,¨¨~=†%$
¤£§\»:.,¨¨ 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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