...,~/†*£@ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ @£*†/~,...
....,~/†*£  * IN THE END, IT'S RIDE OR DIE. JOIN OR £*†/~,....
.....,~/†* ........  GET INTEGRATED.  *  .......... *†/~,.....
......,~/† .. ** EVENTUALLY THEY LAY THEIR EGGS, .. †/~,......
.......,~/  . USUALLY IN WARM, TASTY PLACES. IT'S . /~,.......
........,~ .. BIRD ELF CUSTOM TO LET OTHERS DEAL .. ~,........
........., ................... WITH THE FALLOUT. ** ,.........
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.......... *** * BEFORE THEIR JUICE HARVESTING .... ..........
.......... .. ORGANS START TO CLUDGE, AND BEFORE .. ..........
.......... . THEIR WINGS ATROPHY, AND BEFORE THEIR. ..........
.......... . TAILS START TO SEEK THE EARTH... * *** ..........
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........,~ *** THESE ELVES HAVE NO BELL POWER, THE, ~,........
.......,~/ ..... FEY BELLS ARE CALLED BY OTHER .... /~,.......
......,~/† .......................... AGITATORS *** †/~,......
.....,~/†* **************************************** *†/~,.....
....,~/†*£ *** THEY FEED MOSTLY ON PLANT NECTAR IN. £*†/~,....
...,~/†*£@ . THEIR FIRST YEARS, RELYING ON RAINS TO @£*†/~,...
..,~/†*£@# ... FILTER THROUGH THE VINES OF THE .... #@£*†/~,..
.,~/†*£@## ............................ ISLAND. *** ##@£*†/~,.
..,~/†*£@# **************************************** #@£*†/~,..
...,~/†*£@ ***** * THEY HAVE BUILT THEIR LARGEST .. @£*†/~,...
....,~/†*£ . COLONY IN THE FLOATING TREE OUTSIDE .. £*†/~,....
.....,~/†* OF VENEZUELA.  ANY  BIRD FROM  ANY HOUSE *†/~,.....
......,~/† ................IS WELCOME HERE. * ***** †/~,......
.......,~/ **************************************** /~,.......
........,~ ***** THERE'S A DESERT OF FANGS TO BE .. ~,........
........., ........................ CAST INTO ***** ,.........
.......... ~ THE LARGEST GATHERING OF SUCH ELVES .. ..........
.......... ......... WILL BE IN THE FLOATING TREE ~ ..........
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.......... ~~ ALTHOUGH YOU COULD FIND A SOLITARY .. ..........
.......... .. BIRD ELF HEXING YOU FOR STEPPING .... ..........
........., ... OUT OF LANE IN YOUR OWN GARDEN, .... ,.........
........,~ ..... .BIRD ELVES FLOCK TOGETHER ....... ~,........
.......,~/ ........................ IF THEY CAN. ~~ /~,.......
......,~/† ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ †/~,......
.....,~/†* ~~~ THEY LOOK LIKE DARK BIRDS AT FIRST ~ *†/~,.....
....,~/†*£ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ £*†/~,....
...,~/†*£@ ~~~~ ~ SOME PRACTICE ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, . @£*†/~,...
..,~/†*£@# .... ESPECIALLY MONKEYS AND SNAKES ..... #@£*†/~,..
.,~/†*£@## .......... (FOR FUR OR SCALES, ......... ##@£*†/~,.
..,~/†*£@# ........... OR QUALITY OF BLOOD). ~ ~~~~ #@£*†/~,..
...,~/†*£@ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ @£*†/~,...
....,~/†*£ ~~~~ THE FLOATING TREE ABOVE ........... £*†/~,....
.....,~/†* ......................... VENEZUELA ~~~~ *†/~,.....
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.......,~/ ~~~~~ THEIR CLAWS ARE LONG ............. /~,.......
........,~ AND ROOT-LIKE, AND TRAIL AFTER THEM IN . ~,........
........., .......................... FLIGHT. ~~~~~ ,.........
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.......... ~~~~~~ . VARIOUS DANCES PERFORMED ...... ..........
.......... ............................... . ~~~~~~ ..........
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.......... ~~~~~~~~~ LATER THEY WILL LEARN HOW TO . ..........
........., .. HARVEST BLOOD FROM ANIMALS (THINK ... ,.........
........,~ ................... MOSQUITO). ~~~~~~~~~ ~,........
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