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    A free bird leaps<br />
    on the back of the wind <br />
    and floats downstream <br />
    till the current ends<br />
    and dips his wing<br />
    in the orange sun rays<br />
    and dares to claim the sky.<br />
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    But a bird that stalks<br />
    down his narrow cage<br />
    can seldom see through<br />
    his bars of rage<br />
    his wings are clipped and <br />
    his feet are tied<br />
    so he opens his throat to sing.<br />
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    The caged bird sings <br />
    with a fearful trill <br />
    of things unknown <br />
    but longed for still <br />
    and his tune is heard <br />
    on the distant hill <br />
    for the caged bird <br />
    sings of freedom.<br />
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    The free bird thinks of another breeze<br />
    and the trade winds soft through the sighing trees<br />
    and the fat worms waiting on a dawn bright lawn<br />
    and he names the sky his own<br />
    <br />
    But a caged bird stands on the grave of dreams <br />
    his shadow shouts on a nightmare scream <br />
    his wings are clipped and his feet are tied <br />
    so he opens his throat to sing.<br />
    <br />
    The caged bird sings <br />
    with a fearful trill <br />
    of things unknown <br />
    but longed for still <br />
    and his tune is heard <br />
    on the distant hill <br />
    for the caged bird <br />
    sings of freedom.<br />
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    - Maya Angelou <br />
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