,-»^%@## ###&@%^»-,
¨^»/§#@@ @@##&§/»^¨
,-»*§&@### ###@&§*»-,
¨¨..:=*@@# #@@*=:..¨¨
..~;†£@### ###@£†;~..
.=:^$¤@@## V13W FROM TH3 TOW3R ##@@¤$^:=.
,,~-:*§£@¤ #####@#@###@#@@@@#@ ¤@£§*:-~,,
¨,¨..-^*=& -»-~~~~»~~~»==»=«-« &=*^-..¨,¨
¨:~\*$&@## ##@&$*\~:¨
.:~†^$¤¤¤@ ;WH3N 1 GOT HOM3 FROM 4WAY, CL1MB3D 4LL @¤¤¤$^†~:.
¨~~^*£&&@¶ TH3 W4Y TO TH3 TOP, 4ND TH3RE W4S 4 ¶@&&£*^~~¨
..,,,~^%## B1RD 1N MY ROOM, NOT TOO UNR34SONABLE 4 ##%^~,,,..
,..,,,/&%@ B1RD BUT ST1LL 4N UNW3LCOME GU3ST 4T @%&/,,,..,
.¨,,,»»†$@ TH1S HOUR, TH4T H4D L3T H1MS3LF 1N. @$†»»,,,¨.
,~,,:,:&%@ @%&:,:,,~,
,¨¨¨¨=%£@# TH3 W1NDOW W4S OP3N 4ND SO 1 W4V3D MY #@£%=¨¨¨¨,
¨.=~^†&%£@ 4RMS 4ND H3 FL3W OUT. BUT 4S SOON 4S 1 @£%&†^~=.¨
,¨,,./%£¶¶ TURN3D 4ROUND, H.3 W4S B4CK. ¶¶£%/.,,¨,
.¨,¨«=†$&@ @&$†=«¨,¨.
.~=:†¤§##@ #,^,# @##§¤†:=~.
¨.¨:~=**@# 1 TOOK TH3 J4CKDAW BY MY H4ND #@**=~:¨.¨
..«/^$&@## THR3W 1T OUT TH3 W1NDOW, 4ND ##@&$^/«..
¨,=;^@&¶## 1NTO WH4T 1'M SH13LDED FROM ##¶&@^;=,¨
~«\*$§@@## W4TCH3D H1M F4LL 4ND TURN3D 4ROUND ##@@§$*\«~
,^«;†%@$@# H3LD H1S G4Z3 THROUGHOUT TH3 F4LL #@$@%†;«^,
¨,=†%*§@¶# 1N SP1T3 H3 D1D NOT MOV3 4T 4LL #¶@§*%†=,¨
¨,.,.,†:§# #~:,# #§:†,.,.,¨
.:=:$£#£## ##£#£$:=:.
,..»~/=¤¶@ 1 H34RD TH3 THUMP 4S H3 H1T TH3 GROUND. @¶¤=/~»..,
.,~^*&£@@# MY MOTH3R C4M3 RUNN1NG. "4NG3L! WH4T #@@£&*^~,.
,,,:=/=*$£ D1D YOU DO?" £$*=/=:,,,
¨¨¨.,»†£@£ £@£†»,.¨¨¨
,,-^*=*$§# DON'T COM3 1N H3RE, 1 W4NT3D TO S4Y, #§$*=*^-,,
¨^«†%$£@## BUT SH3 WOULD COM3 4NYWAY 4ND SO 1 K3PT ##@£$%†«^¨
¨,¨.=\;**& 1T TO MYS3LF. "4R3 YOU 4LLR1GHT?" &**;\=.¨,¨
..«^†&@£ £@#&&†^«..
,:-/*^¤§§§ "1 HURT 4 B1RD", 4ND 1 COULD S3E H1M §§§¤^*/-:,
,,^~«~=%@@ THROUGH TH3 W1NDOWS, TRY1NG TO FLY W1TH @@%=~«~^,,
¨.=^†¤&£## H1S W1NGS SOM3HOW 1NV3RTED. TH3Y WOULD ##£&¤†^=.¨
.^:†£§¶### NOT B34R H1M, 4ND H3 W4S 1NFURI4T3D. ###¶§£†:^.
¨.,¨¨.¨~%& &%~¨.¨¨,.¨
,.~;^%§### ###§%^;~.,
¨..-:\\%§@ @§%\\:-..¨
¨.,¨.,»† #&†»,.¨,.¨
¨--==@&@@# #@@&@==--¨
.¨¨¨^^^*¶# #¶*^^^¨¨¨.
¨¨¨.~,*;%¤ ¤%;*,~.¨¨¨