@¨¨@@¨¨@@¨ ---------------------------------------- ¨@@¨¨@@@@¨
@¨@¨@¨@¨@¨  @ 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. @@ ¨@@¨@¨@¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨@¨@¨ ---------------------------------------- ¨¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨@¨@¨ @@@ @ before their juice harvesting ¨¨¨¨ ¨@@¨@¨@¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨@¨@¨ ¨¨ organs start to cludge, and before ¨¨ ¨¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨@¨@¨ ¨ their wings atrophy, and before their¨ ¨@@¨@¨@¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨@¨@¨ ¨ tails start to seek the earth... @ @@@ ¨¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨@¨@¨ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ ¨@@¨@¨@¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨@¨@¨ @@@ 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 - ¨@@¨@¨@¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨@¨@¨ ---------------------------------------- ¨¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨@¨@¨ -- 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 ---- ¨@@¨@¨@¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨@¨@¨ ---------------------------------------- ¨¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨@¨@¨ ----- their claws are long ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨@@¨@¨@¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨@¨@¨ and root-like, and trail after them in ¨ ¨¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨@¨@¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ flight. ----- ¨@@¨@¨@¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨@¨@¨ ---------------------------------------- ¨¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨@¨@¨ ------ ¨ various dances performed ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨@@¨@¨@¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨@¨@¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ ------ ¨¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨@¨@¨ ---------------------------------------- ¨@@¨@¨@¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨@¨@¨ --------- later they will learn how to ¨ ¨¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨@¨@¨ ¨¨ harvest blood from animals (think ¨¨¨ ¨@@¨@¨@¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨@¨@¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ mosquito). --------- ¨¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨@¨@¨ ---------------------------------------- ¨@@¨@¨@¨@¨