£%†=-..¨¨, ,¨¨..-=†%£
#@%/=,,... ...,,=/%@#
#@&†^~,.,, ,,.,~^†&@#
##@¤===-., ,.-===¤@##
##@¤%%*~~. .~~*%%¤@##
##¤*^;»... VIEW FROM THE TOWER ...»;^*¤##
#&§†\«,¨.¨ #@@###@@###@##@#### ¨.¨,«\†§
¤£%=-..,¨. -~=~»«»~=~=»~««-~«- .¨,..-=%£¤
%^†~,,¨¨.¨ ¨.¨¨,,~†^%
%^«^¨¨.¨,, ;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 .,,:~;%&§@
##¤£$*-... THIS HOUR, THAT HAD LET HIMSELF IN. ...-*$£¤##
##£¤&*†~,. .,~†*&¤£##
@¶£¤†;»,,, 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. ¨,..-~=%
@*/«^..,,, ,,,..^«/*@
*/«^,¨,,.¨ #,,-# ¨.,,¨,^«/*
£*=-:¨,,.. I TOOK THE JACKDAW BY MY HAND ..,,¨:-=*£
§£*\«,,.., THREW IT OUT THE WINDOW, AND ,..,,«\*£§
¶§%$:«~,,. INTO WHAT I'M SHIELDED FROM .,,~«:$%§¶
@@@$%*~^¨¨ WATCHED HIM FALL AND TURNED AROUND ¨¨^~*%$@@@
###£§$^~.¨ HELD HIS GAZE THROUGHOUT THE FALL ¨.~^$§£###
#££$†/=,., IN SPITE HE DID NOT MOVE AT ALL ,.,=/†$££#
@§&*/«~,¨, #~,^# ,¨,~«/*&§@
#$§\«.,.¨¨ ¨¨.,.«\§$#
%*;»,¨.¨.. I HEARD THE THUMP AS HE HIT THE GROUND. ..¨.¨,»;*%
*\-.,,,¨.. MY MOTHER CAME RUNNING. "ANGEL! WHAT ..¨,,,.-\*
&%*«:¨,.¨. DID YOU DO?" .¨.,¨:«*%&
§*%*~.¨¨.¨ ¨.¨¨.~*%*§
@¤%%/~~¨., DON'T COME IN HERE, I WANTED TO SAY, ,.¨~~/%%¤@
###&†\-,.. BUT SHE WOULD COME ANYWAY AND SO I KEPT ..,-\†##
##@¤§*:-.¨ IT TO MYSELF. "ARE YOU ALLRIGHT?" ¨.-:*§¤@##
@£¤£%^»~.. ..~»^%£¤£@
@#%^\=,.., "I HURT A BIRD", AND I COULD SEE HIM ,..,=\^%#@
@%$†«.¨¨,¨ THROUGH THE WINDOWS, TRYING TO FLY WITH ¨,¨¨.«†$%@
@%\=-...., HIS WINGS SOMEHOW INVERTED. THEY WOULD ,....-=\%@
$*«-.¨¨.¨¨ NOT BEAR HIM, AND HE WAS INFURIATED. ¨¨.¨¨.-«*$
*%*~:¨..¨¨ ¨¨..¨:~*%*
@£†=-^,,,¨ ¨,,,^-=†£@
@¤%=\~~..¨ ¨..~~\=%¤@
###£=*«~,¨ ¨,~«*=£###
###§§$*»,. .,»*$§§###
#@¤§§=«^¨, ,¨^«=§§¤@#
#&¤=*-,,¨, ,¨,,-*=¤