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###@£%/-:, BIRD  BUT  STILL AN  UNWELCOME GUEST  AT ,:-/%£@###
@¶@@%*-:.. THIS  HOUR, THAT  HAD  LET  HIMSELF  IN. ..:-*%@@¶@
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#@¤$%†~:¨¨ THREW    IT    OUT   THE   WINDOW,   AND ¨¨:~†%$¤@#
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#**:«.,¨.¨ MY  MOTHER CAME  RUNNING.  "ANGEL!  WHAT ¨.¨,.«:**#
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