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¨#¨###¨¨¨# % 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). ««««««««« ¨¨#¨¨¨####
¨¨#¨###¨¨# «««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««« ¨##¨¨#¨¨¨#