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,,,~=†^$&@ ,, $$ EVENTUALLY THEY LAY THEIR EGGS, ,, @&$^†=~,,,
,,,,~=†^$&  , USUALLY IN WARM, TASTY PLACES. IT'S , &$^†=~,,,,
,,,,,~=†^$ ,, BIRD ELF CUSTOM TO LET OTHERS DEAL ,, $^†=~,,,,,
,,,,,,~=†^ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, WITH THE FALLOUT. $$ ^†=~,,,,,,
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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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,,,,,~=†^$ $$$ THEY FEED MOSTLY ON PLANT NECTAR IN, $^†=~,,,,,
,,,,~=†^$& , THEIR FIRST YEARS, RELYING ON RAINS TO &$^†=~,,,,
,,,~=†^$&@ ,,, FILTER THROUGH THE VINES OF THE ,,,, @&$^†=~,,,
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,,,~=†^$&@ , COLONY IN THE FLOATING TREE OUTSIDE ,, @&$^†=~,,,
,,,,~=†^$& OF VENEZUELA.  ANY  BIRD FROM  ANY HOUSE &$^†=~,,,,
,,,,,~=†^$ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,IS WELCOME HERE. $ $$$$$ $^†=~,,,,,
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,,,,,,,~=† $$$$$ THERE'S A DESERT OF FANGS TO BE ,, †=~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~= ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, CAST INTO $$$$$ =~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ = 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 ,,,,,,,,,,, $^†=~,,,,,
,,,,,,~=†^ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, VENEZUELA ==== ^†=~,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,~= ===== THEIR CLAWS ARE LONG ,,,,,,,,,,,,, =~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ AND ROOT-LIKE, AND TRAIL AFTER THEM IN , ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, FLIGHT. ===== ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, ====== , VARIOUS DANCES PERFORMED ,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, , ====== ~,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,~=† ========= LATER THEY WILL LEARN HOW TO , †=~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~=†^ ,, HARVEST BLOOD FROM ANIMALS (THINK ,,, ^†=~,,,,,,
,,,,,~=†^$ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, MOSQUITO). ========= $^†=~,,,,,
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