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@#^^†=,,,,  $ 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^ ,^=††^$$$#
@@@#$^†=^, ,,,,, fey bells are called by other ,,,, ,^=†^$#@@@
#$^=^^,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, agitators $$$ ,,,,^^=^$#
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@$$^†^,,,, $$$ they feed mostly on plant nectar in, ,,,,^†^$$@
##@#$^†=^, , their first years, relying on rains to ,^=†^$#@##
@$†==,,,,, ,,, filter through the vines of the ,,,, ,,,,,==†$@
##@#$^†=^, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, island. $$$ ,^=†^$#@##
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##$^=^,,,, $$$$$ $ they have built their largest ,, ,,,,^=^$##
@$$^^=^,,, , colony in the floating tree outside ,, ,,,^=^^$$@
@$†=^^^^^, of venezuela.  any  bird from  any house ,^^^^^=†$@
##@#$^†=^, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,is welcome here. $ $$$$$ ,^=†^$#@##
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###@#^†=^, $$$$$ there's a desert of fangs to be ,, ,^=†^#@###
##@#$^†=^, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, cast into $$$$$ ,^=†^$#@##
@$$^†^^^,, = the largest gathering of such elves ,, ,,^^^†^$$@
#$^†^,,,,, ,,,,,,,,, will be in the floating tree = ,,,,,^†^$#
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#$^^=^,,,, == although you could find a solitary ,, ,,,,^=^^$#
#@@#$^†=^, ,, bird elf hexing you for stepping ,,,, ,^=†^$#@@#
@#$^=,,,,, ,,, out of lane in your own garden, ,,,, ,,,,,=^$#@
@@@#$^†=^, ,,,,, ,bird elves flock together ,,,,,,, ,^=†^$#@@@
##@#$^†=^, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, if they can. == ,^=†^$#@##
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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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##@#$^†=^, ==== the floating tree above ,,,,,,,,,,, ,^=†^$#@##
##@#$^†=^, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, venezuela ==== ,^=†^$#@##
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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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##@#$^†=^, ========= later they will learn how to , ,^=†^$#@##
####$^†=^, ,, harvest blood from animals (think ,,, ,^=†^$####
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