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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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