¨¨¨¨^:::$# ---------------------------------------- #$:::^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-%#@  $ 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 ¨¨¨ #%%:-^¨¨¨¨
¨^-:%$#@@# ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ mosquito). --------- #@@#$%:-^¨
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