@@@@@¨@@@¨ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ @@@¨¨@¨@@@
¨¨¨¨@@¨¨@@ $ 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). ~~~~~~~~~ @¨@¨¨@¨@¨¨
¨@¨@¨@¨@¨¨ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ @@@¨@@@@¨@