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@#&$=«-¨.¨ =when i got home from away, climbed  all ¨.¨-«=$&#@
##@$$\~,,¨ 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 .¨¨¨,,.«=*
\--,,....,       turned around, h¨e was back.       ,....,,--\
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¤§=^=~¨¨¨, i   took   the   jackdaw  by   my   hand ,¨¨¨~=^=§¤
@£&§\-:¨¨, threw   it   out   the    window,    and ,¨¨:-\§&£@
##§@%^~-,¨       into what i'm shielded from        ¨,-~^%@§##
###¤$%\«^.    watched him fall and turned around    .^«\%$¤###
#@@%*^«,,,    held his gaze throughout the fall     ,,,«^*%@@#
#£**;«.,.¨     in spite he did not move at all      ¨.,.«;**£#
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=;»~¨.,¨¨, i heard the thump as he  hit the ground. ,¨¨,.¨~»;=
^«:.,..,¨¨ my  mother  came  running. "angel!  what ¨¨,..,.:«^
%/»-.¨¨.¨¨ did you do?"                             ¨¨.¨¨.-»/%
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&£=^~^.¨¨¨ don't come  in  here, i  wanted to  say, ¨¨¨.^~^=£&
#£§†^-~.¨¨ 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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