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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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:«.,.¨.,.¨ the window was open  and so  i waved  my ¨.,.¨.,.«:
%*~,.¨,¨¨¨ arms and  he flew  out. but as soon as i ¨¨¨,¨.,~*%
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##£¤£=:~,. threw   it   out    the    window,   and .,~:=£¤£##
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§:-.¨.,.¨. i heard the thump as he hit the  ground. .¨.,.¨.-:§
%$^»,¨¨,¨¨ my  mother  came  running. "angel!  what ¨¨,¨¨,»^$%
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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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