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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     #¶#$%†=.¨,
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,¨,~~=*¤§# I HEARD THE THUMP AS HE HIT THE  GROUND. #§¤*=~~,¨,
.,.¨~=*%¤£ MY MOTHER  CAME  RUNNING.  "ANGEL!  WHAT £¤%*=~¨.,.
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,..,,,,.«; DON'T COME IN  HERE, I  WANTED  TO  SAY, ;«.,,,,..,
¨.,¨¨.:~†= BUT SHE WOULD COME ANYWAY AND  SO I KEPT =†~:.¨¨,.¨
,,¨..~=^%% IT  TO   MYSELF.  "ARE   YOU  ALLRIGHT?" %%^=~..¨,,
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.¨.,»\§£¤# "I HURT  A BIRD",  AND I  COULD  SEE HIM #¤£§\»,.¨.
¨,.~*†&¤¶# THROUGH THE WINDOWS,  TRYING TO FLY WITH #¶¤&†*~.,¨
..-^*$§¶## HIS WINGS SOMEHOW  INVERTED. THEY  WOULD ##¶§$*^-..
¨¨^»*%*### NOT BEAR  HIM,  AND  HE WAS  INFURIATED. ###*%*»^¨¨
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