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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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¨,,,,¨.^~= 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.       *«^¨,.¨..,
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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 ;=-.¨¨.,¨,
,¨..,¨¨,~» DID YOU DO?"                             »~,¨¨,..¨,
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,,¨,,¨,=†= DON'T  COME IN HERE,  I  WANTED TO  SAY, =†=,¨,,¨,,
,,,,.^=:†% 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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