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¨¨¨~-=%$&@ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  get integrated.  $  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ @&$%=-~¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~-=%$& ¨¨ $$ eventually they lay their eggs, ¨¨ &$%=-~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨~-=%$&@ ¨ usually in warm, tasty places. it's ¨  @&$%=-~¨¨¨
¨¨~-=%$&@# ¨¨ bird elf custom to let others deal ¨¨ #@&$%=-~¨¨
¨~-=%$&@## ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ with the fallout. $$ ##@&$%=-~¨
¨¨~-=%$&@# ---------------------------------------- #@&$%=-~¨¨
¨¨¨~-=%$&@ $$$ $ before their juice harvesting ¨¨¨¨ @&$%=-~¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~-=%$& ¨¨ organs start to cludge, and before ¨¨ &$%=-~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨~-=%$&@ ¨ their wings atrophy, and before their¨ @&$%=-~¨¨¨
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¨¨~-=%$&@# $$$ 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. $$$ @&$%=-~¨¨¨
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¨¨~-=%$&@# ¨ colony in the floating tree outside ¨¨ #@&$%=-~¨¨
¨~-=%$&@## of venezuela.  any  bird from  any house ##@&$%=-~¨
¨¨~-=%$&@# ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨is welcome here. $ $$$$$ #@&$%=-~¨¨
¨¨¨~-=%$&@ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ @&$%=-~¨¨¨
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¨¨~-=%$&@# - 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). - ---- #@&$%=-~¨¨
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¨¨¨¨~-=%$& ---- the floating tree above ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ &$%=-~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨~-=%$&@ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ venezuela ---- @&$%=-~¨¨¨
¨¨~-=%$&@# ---------------------------------------- #@&$%=-~¨¨
¨~-=%$&@## ----- their claws are long ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ##@&$%=-~¨
¨¨~-=%$&@# and root-like, and trail after them in ¨ #@&$%=-~¨¨
¨¨¨~-=%$&@ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ flight. ----- @&$%=-~¨¨¨
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¨¨¨~-=%$&@ ------ ¨ various dances performed ¨¨¨¨¨¨ @&$%=-~¨¨¨
¨¨~-=%$&@# ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ ------ #@&$%=-~¨¨
¨~-=%$&@## ---------------------------------------- ##@&$%=-~¨
¨¨~-=%$&@# --------- later they will learn how to ¨ #@&$%=-~¨¨
¨¨¨~-=%$&@ ¨¨ harvest blood from animals (think ¨¨¨ @&$%=-~¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~-=%$& ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ mosquito). --------- &$%=-~¨¨¨¨
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