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,~~**$## BIRD IN MY ROOM, NOT TOO UNREASONABLE A ###&$**~~,
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.:»^§$¤### THE WINDOW WAS OPEN AND SO I WAVED MY ###¤$§^»:.
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,,,»;§£### I TOOK THE JACKDAW BY MY HAND ###£§;»,,,
...~~\%&¤@ THREW IT OUT THE WINDOW, AND @¤&%\~~...
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¨¨:»:*§§@# HIS WINGS SOMEHOW INVERTED. THEY WOULD #@§§*:»:¨¨
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