@,,@@@,@@, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ,@,@,@@,,,
@@,@,,@@,@  * 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). ~~~~~~~~~ ,@@@,@@,,,
,,@,,,,,,@ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ,@,,@@,@,,