@#@*/-¨¨,. .,¨¨-/*@#@
##§$$\-,,¨ ¨,,-\$$§##
##¶£$*;:,¨ ¨,:;*$£¶##
##@@#$*=,. .,=*$#@@##
##@@%^†-¨. .¨-†^%@@##
@¶@%†/^.¨, V13W FROM TH3 TOW3R ,¨.^/†%@¶@
£&%†^:¨¨., @##@@#########@#@## ,.¨¨:^†%&£
§£**...¨,¨ «-~«»«=~««=«=~~~=-» ¨,¨...**£§
@#¤†;,,,., ,.,,,;†¤#@
#¶£%*=:.¨¨ =WH3N 1 GOT HOM3 FROM 4WAY, CL1MB3D 4LL ¨¨.:=*%£¶#
##@¤$*:~¨, TH3 W4Y TO TH3 TOP, 4ND TH3RE W4S 4 ,¨~:*$¤@##
###@§$%\~. B1RD 1N MY ROOM, NOT TOO UNR34SONABLE 4 .~\%$§@###
##@#$%=... B1RD BUT ST1LL 4N UNW3LCOME GU3ST 4T ...=%$#@##
@£@£§:..¨, TH1S HOUR, TH4T H4D L3T H1MS3LF 1N. ,¨..:§£@£@
¶¤$†:.,,,. .,,,.:†$¤¶
££§*:,,¨¨, TH3 W1NDOW W4S OP3N 4ND SO 1 W4V3D MY ,¨¨,,:*§££
££@*/,.,¨, 4RMS 4ND H3 FL3W OUT. BUT 4S SOON 4S 1 ,¨,.,/*@££
@##§*/^,,, TURN3D 4ROUND, H,3 W4S B4CK. ,,,^/*§##@
###@£†=..¨ ¨..=†£@###
###@&$^^,¨ #^,~# ¨,^^$&@###
#@#£**:,,, 1 TOOK TH3 J4CKDAW BY MY H4ND ,,,:**£#@#
@#&%$^,,.¨ THR3W 1T OUT TH3 W1NDOW, 4ND ¨.,,^$%@
@#$$:~,¨., 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. ¨,,..::^£#
@¤£^;:,¨,¨ ¨,¨,:;^£¤@
@#&$^\-.¨. .¨.-\^$@
##¶@£§:-., ,.-:§£@¶##
##@¶£$=†,¨ ¨,†=$£¶@##
##¶£§†::¨. .¨::†§£¶##
#£#§†*.,¨, ,¨,.*†§#£#
#&&^†.,¨., ,.¨,.†^&