&@@¨¨,,.¨. ¨.,¨&,...,
.¤,¨§@@§&# @&£¨,.£§@¨
¨,..,¤@§£& §&¨¨&,¨£¨¨
£¤#§¨¨@&#. .,¨.¨,.¨.#
#¤£¨¨¨,£¨. §££#§§&§.,
.@..¤&.,.£ 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. ,¨,¤&,¨¨.,
§#§§@&§¤@# @£,,¨¨#@£@
£§@¤§#¤§§@ &..&§,¨&#£
@@¤##&&£&¨ ¨¨,..,¨.#¤
¤¤¤##@¤@.. @¤¤¤#£@¨,#
¤§£§#@&,¨¨ &£@£¤#,.,.
.§§@&§.¨§@ #§@&¤..£#¨
.¨§¤@¨..,@ @#§#.¨,.¨¨