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£¶£¤@†^«:, 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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£££%@%:«,, threw   it   out    the   window,    and ,,«:%@%£££
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@§%^~^.¨.¨ 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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