,,,,,,-\&# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #&\-,,,,,,
,,,--~\%&# & 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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