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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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,.^»\%*@## THE  WINDOW  WAS OPEN AND SO  I WAVED MY ##@*%\»^.,
..=*†&¶### ARMS AND  HE FLEW  OUT. BUT AS SOON AS I ###¶&†*=..
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,,^~^†¤¶##    WATCHED HIM FALL AND TURNED AROUND    ##¶¤†^~^,,
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¨:»†*£@### IT  TO   MYSELF.   "ARE  YOU  ALLRIGHT?" ###@£*†»:¨
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.-~††£#### "I HURT A  BIRD",  AND I  COULD  SEE HIM ####£††~-.
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,,:~=%$### NOT  BEAR  HIM, AND  HE  WAS INFURIATED. ###$%=~:,,
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