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^\-,¨¨,.¨. *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 ¨¨,¨¨:«\*£
¤*$=~-,¨,. THIS  HOUR,  THAT  HAD LET  HIMSELF  IN. .,¨,-~=$*¤
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##@¤§$†«.¨ ARMS AND HE FLEW OUT. BUT AS  SOON AS  I ¨.«†$§¤@##
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@%\~:,,¨.¨ 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      ,.,,^~**&&
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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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