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##@¶@§:~^¨ ¨¨ bird elf custom to let others deal ¨¨ ¨^~:§@¶@##
@§$~¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ with the fallout. §§ ¨¨¨¨¨¨~$§@
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#@¶@§$:~^¨ ¨¨ organs start to cludge, and before ¨¨ ¨^~:$§@¶@#
#@¶@§$:~^¨ ¨ their wings atrophy, and before their¨ ¨^~:$§@¶@#
@§::^¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ tails start to seek the earth... § §§§ ¨¨¨¨¨^::§@
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#@¶@§$:~^¨ ¨¨¨ filter through the vines of the ¨¨¨¨ ¨^~:$§@¶@#
#@¶@§$:~^¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ island. §§§ ¨^~:$§@¶@#
##@¶§$:~^¨ §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ ¨^~:$§¶@##
#@¶@§$:~^¨ §§§§§ § they have built their largest ¨¨ ¨^~:$§@¶@#
@$:~^¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ colony in the floating tree outside ¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨^~:$@
#@¶@§$:~^¨ of venezuela.  any  bird from  any house ¨^~:$§@¶@#
#@¶@§$:~^¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨is welcome here. § §§§§§ ¨^~:$§@¶@#
#@¶@§$:~^¨ §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ ¨^~:$§@¶@#
@¶@$::^¨¨¨ §§§§§ there's a desert of fangs to be ¨¨ ¨¨¨^::$@¶@
#@¶@§$:~^¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ cast into §§§§§ ¨^~:$§@¶@#
#@¶@§$:~^¨ ~ the largest gathering of such elves ¨¨ ¨^~:$§@¶@#
#@¶@§$:~^¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ will be in the floating tree ~ ¨^~:$§@¶@#
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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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@$$$:~^^¨¨ ¨¨¨¨ especially monkeys and snakes ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨^^~:$$$@
#@¶@§$:~^¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ (for fur or scales, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨^~:$§@¶@#
##@¶@$:~^¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ or quality of blood). ~ ~~~~ ¨^~:$@¶@##
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¶¶¶@§$:~^¨ ~~~~ the floating tree above ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨^~:$§@¶¶¶
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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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