.,†§&&#@## ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ##@#&&§†,.
..,†§&&#@#  & 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). ~~~~~~~~~ #&&§†,....
.....,†§&& ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ &&§†,.....