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:«,....... ........  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 .... .....,«:§%
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#@§%§:«,.. %%% they feed mostly on plant nectar in. ..,«:§%§@#
##@§%§:«,. . their first years, relying on rains to .,«:§%§@##
#@§%§:«,.. ... filter through the vines of the .... ..,«:§%§@#
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%§:«,..... %%%%% % they have built their largest .. .....,«:§%
§:«,...... . colony in the floating tree outside .. ......,«:§
:«,....... of venezuela.  any  bird from  any house .......,«:
«,........ ................is welcome here. % %%%%% ........,«
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.......... %%%%% there's a desert of fangs to be .. ..........
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.......... « 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. «« .....,«:§%
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@§%§:«,... ««« they look like dark birds at first « ...,«:§%§@
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##@§%§:«,. «««« « some practice animal husbandry, . .,«:§%§@##
#@§%§:«,.. .... especially monkeys and snakes ..... ..,«:§%§@#
@§%§:«,... .......... (for fur or scales, ......... ...,«:§%§@
§%§:«,.... ........... or quality of blood). « «««« ....,«:§%§
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,......... ««««« 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). ««««««««« ......,«:§
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