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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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