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#&=:~:,¨., MY  MOTHER  CAME RUNNING.  "ANGEL!  WHAT ,.¨,:~:=&#
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#£%%;«:¨,. IT  TO  MYSELF.   "ARE  YOU   ALLRIGHT?" .,¨:«;%%£#
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#@#$^=«^.¨ THROUGH THE WINDOWS, TRYING TO FLY  WITH ¨.^«=^$#@#
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#¤^*~,.,¨, NOT  BEAR HIM,  AND  HE WAS  INFURIATED. ,¨,.,~*^¤#
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