,,,,,,,,,, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,  * 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). ~~~~~~~~~ ,,,,,,~*=*
=*~,,,,,,, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ,,,,,,,~*=