¨¨,~/^$§#@ @#§$^/~,¨¨
¨.«^*££@## ##@££*^«.¨
.¨,~/$£#@@ @@#£$/~,¨.
,,.--\*§ #&§*\--.,,
.¨,¨:~^$$¤ ¤$$^~:¨,¨.
,¨,.,^»\%¤ VIEW FROM THE TOWER ¤%\»^,.,¨,
.,,,,.^=*† ######@###@####@### †*=^.,,,,.
,¨,.¨,.-»/ =~==~««»»»»-»~«--»» /»-.,¨.,¨,
,¨.,¨.¨.,« «,.¨.¨,.¨,
,,,.¨,¨¨.- =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 †^=^,¨.¨¨,
.,¨¨.^==$& THIS HOUR, THAT HAD LET HIMSELF IN. &$==^.¨¨,.
,,¨.~»\%¤£ £¤%\»~.¨,,
¨,.:»^^§¤@ THE WINDOW WAS OPEN AND SO I WAVED MY @¤§^^»:.,¨
,,~~;%¤##@ ARMS AND HE FLEW OUT. BUT AS SOON AS I @##¤%;~~,,
.--†=@§¶## TURNED AROUND, H.E WAS BACK. ##¶§@=†--.
,¨^»;%@§## ##§@%;»^¨,
..¨,«=*%#@ #~.^# @#%*=«,¨..
¨,,,.~;=*§ 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 ,,¨¨,.,.¨.
.,,.,,..,» #:-.# »,..,,.,,.
..,¨.,..»\ \»..,.¨,..
..¨¨.,,~;^ I HEARD THE THUMP AS HE HIT THE GROUND. ^;~,,.¨¨..
¨..,.,~:*$ MY MOTHER CAME RUNNING. "ANGEL! WHAT $*:~,.,..¨
,,..~~=†$@ DID YOU DO?" @$†=~~..,,
,.¨-==$*¤# #¤*$==-¨.,
.¨,«\^@£@@ DON'T COME IN HERE, I WANTED TO SAY, @@£@^\«,¨.
¨,~=§%@¶@# BUT SHE WOULD COME ANYWAY AND SO I KEPT #@¶@%§=~,¨
,¨~~*%¤# IT TO MYSELF. "ARE YOU ALLRIGHT?" ##&¤%*~~¨,
,,¨,~=%@@£ £@@%=~,¨,,
¨.¨,^~^^&£ "I HURT A BIRD", AND I COULD SEE HIM £&^^~^,¨.¨
¨,,¨,~»**% THROUGH THE WINDOWS, TRYING TO FLY WITH %**»~,¨,,¨
,,¨,..:-=* HIS WINGS SOMEHOW INVERTED. THEY WOULD *=-:..,¨,,
,,¨.¨¨.~»^ NOT BEAR HIM, AND HE WAS INFURIATED. ^»~.¨¨.¨,,
¨..,¨,.¨:~ ~:¨.,¨,..¨
,,,..¨¨¨,, ,,¨¨¨..,,,
.¨,¨,.,.,~ ~,.,.,¨,¨.
,,,,¨.¨~»† †»~¨.¨,,,,
.,,¨,¨^»/§ §/»^¨,¨,,.
.¨.¨,.~**$ $**~.,¨.¨.
¨..,:~=%§£ £§%=~:,..¨