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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 ¨¨¨¨ ##¶&%$\~~¨
¨¨~~~$$$&# ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ agitators %%% #&$$$~~~¨¨
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¨~~\$%&&&¶ %%% 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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¨~~\$%&&¶¶ %%%%% % 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. ~~ ##¶&%$\~~¨
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¨~~\$%&### ~~~ they look like dark birds at first ~ ###&%$\~~¨
¨~~\$%&¶## ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ##¶&%$\~~¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~$& ~~~~ ~ 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). ~~~~~~~~~ ###¶%$\~~¨
¨~~\$&¶### ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ###¶&$\~~¨