&&$===:~^. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .^~:===$&&
&=~^......  $ 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 ... ...~::=&@#
@$==~^.... ................... MOSQUITO). ~~~~~~~~~ ....^~==$@
@$$=~..... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .....~=$$@