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.¨:~:%$#@# bird in my  room, not too unreasonable a #@#$%:~:¨.
,,¨,-^%$&£ bird  but  still  an  unwelcome guest at £&$%^-,¨,,
¨,.¨~-*§¤§ this  hour,  that  had let  himself  in. §¤§*-~¨.,¨
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.¨,.,»^†£¤ threw   it    out   the   window,    and ¤£†^»,.,¨.
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.,¨,.,=;§¤ 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 #¶§@==~^¨,
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