¨¨¨¨¨¨~†$§ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ §$†~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,~†§## $ 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). ~~~~~~~~~ §§$\,,,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,,,\$§ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ §$\,,,¨¨¨¨