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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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¨:«:†$¤¶## my mother  came  running.  "angel!  what ##¶¤$†:«:¨
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¨-~=%%£### but  she would come anyway and so i kept ###£%%=~-¨
,.¨¨:-;\§§ it  to   myself.  "are   you  allright?" §§\;-:¨¨.,
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,.=\*@#£@# through the windows, trying  to fly with #@£#@*\=.,
¨,~†=^:^*§ his  wings somehow inverted. they  would §*^:^=†~,¨
,,.¨,,~%£# not  bear him,  and  he was  infuriated. #£%~,,¨.,,
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