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@&#¤/,,..¨ BIRD  BUT  STILL  AN  UNWELCOME GUEST AT ¨..,,/¤#&@
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##££$$\=^¨ IT  TO   MYSELF.   "ARE  YOU  ALLRIGHT?" ¨^=\$$££##
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