.,~==@####                                          ####@==~,.
¨,¨.-;%£#£                                          £#£%;-.¨,¨
,,.::/%%££                                          ££%%/::.,,
.¨¨,.¨~†*¤                                          ¤*†~¨.,¨¨.
¨-«~†§$£&@                                          @&£$§†~«-¨
¨,~†%£#@##            V13W FROM TH3 TOW3R           ##@#£%†~,¨
,,«:%$####           @######@@######@@#@            ####$%:«,,
¨-=\^¤¤#@#           ««~-«-=»-=«~-=~»~=~            #@#¤¤^\=-¨
...,-$*%§#                                          #§%*$-,...
..-^$$§### ^WH3N 1  GOT HOM3 FROM 4WAY, CL1MB3D 4LL ###§$$^-..
,,¨,,-«%*§ TH3  W4Y TO  TH3 TOP,  4ND TH3RE  W4S  4 §*%«-,,¨,,
,~~**$@#@# B1RD 1N MY ROOM,  NOT TOO UNR34SONABLE 4 #@#@$**~~,
¨-=;^$¤£## B1RD  BUT ST1LL  4N  UNW3LCOME GU3ST  4T ##£¤$^;=-¨
¨,,,^†=@@# TH1S  HOUR, TH4T  H4D  L3T  H1MS3LF  1N. #@@=†^,,,¨
,,,,,¨~†$¶                                          ¶$†~¨,,,,,
¨:~==$¤#@@ TH3  W1NDOW  W4S OP3N  4ND SO 1 W4V3D MY @@#¤$==~:¨
¨,«/%§&@#@ 4RMS 4ND H3 FL3W  OUT. BUT 4S SOON 4S  1 @#@&§%/«,¨
,-»/%@¤@##       TURN3D 4ROUND, H,3 W4S B4CK.       ##@¤@%/»-,
¨,.¨:«»%#@                                          @#%»«:¨.,¨
,:=*=&&###                   #:,,#                  ###&&=*=:,
.,~;§@£@## 1   TOOK   TH3   J4CKDAW   BY  MY   H4ND ##@£@§;~,.
¨~-†^£#¶## THR3W   1T   OUT    TH3   W1NDOW,    4ND ##¶#£^†-~¨
.:-*$&&¶##       1NTO WH4T 1'M SH13LDED FROM        ##¶&&$*-:.
.,=\*&§§¤§    W4TCH3D H1M F4LL 4ND TURN3D 4ROUND    §¤§§&*\=,.
.~-=%$##¶#     H3LD H1S G4Z3 THROUGHOUT TH3 F4LL    #¶##$%=-~.
..¨..^/%£@      1N SP1T3 H3 D1D NOT MOV3 4T 4LL     @£%/^..¨..
,.-=\;/$&@                  #~:~#                   @&$/;\=-.,
¨¨,-»;%@&&                                          &&@%;»-,¨¨
¨.¨¨^~;*§@ 1 H34RD TH3 THUMP 4S H3 H1T TH3  GROUND. @§*;~^¨¨.¨
,--=†&§¶## MY MOTH3R  C4M3  RUNN1NG.  "4NG3L!  WH4T ##¶§&†=--,
,¨:=~~$%@# D1D YOU DO?"                             #@%$~~=:¨,
.¨...«:^@@                                          @@^:«...¨.
.~=:%§&#@# DON'T COM3 1N H3RE,  1  W4NT3D  TO  S4Y, #@#&§%:=~.
¨.¨~.»=%¶# BUT SH3 WOULD COM3 4NYWAY  4ND SO 1 K3PT #¶%=».~¨.¨
.,«\†§$### 1T   TO  MYS3LF.  "4R3   YOU  4LLR1GHT?" ###$§†\«,.
¨¨^,^$$¤#£                                          £#¤$$^,^¨¨
...¨:*$*$¶ "1 HURT  4 B1RD",  4ND 1  COULD  S3E H1M ¶$*$*:¨...
¨-»\*#@### THROUGH TH3 W1NDOWS, TRY1NG TO FLY  W1TH ###@#*\»-¨
...-~:%@£# H1S W1NGS  SOM3HOW 1NV3RTED. TH3Y  WOULD #£@%:~-...
.^-\§%£### NOT  B34R  H1M, 4ND  H3  W4S 1NFURI4T3D. ###£%§\-^.
.-»†^&#£##                                          ##£#&^†»-.
¨.»†=§@#@#                                          #@#@§=†».¨
.~-^=$§###                                          ###§$=^-~.
,..-:^^=¤¶                                          ¶¤=^^:-..,
,.=:$£££@@                                          @@£££$:=.,
¨.¨¨.~»=*&                                          &*=»~.¨¨.¨
¨,-=†¤@@@#                                          #@@@¤†=-,¨