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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    ¨.¨:~/§%@@
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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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