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,=†^$¤@### ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  get integrated.  $  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ###@¤$^†=,
¨,=†^$¤@## ¨¨ $$ eventually they lay their eggs, ¨¨ ##@¤$^†=,¨
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¨¨,,=^$$¤@ ¨¨ bird elf custom to let others deal ¨¨ @¤$$^=,,¨¨
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¨,=†^$¤@## ¨¨ organs start to cludge, and before ¨¨ ##@¤$^†=,¨
¨,=†^$¤@## ¨ their wings atrophy, and before their¨ ##@¤$^†=,¨
¨¨,=††^$¤¤ ¨ tails start to seek the earth... $ $$$ ¤¤$^††=,¨¨
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¨,=†^^$$¤# $$$ these elves have no bell power, the, #¤$$^^†=,¨
¨,=†^$¤@## ¨¨¨¨¨ fey bells are called by other ¨¨¨¨ ##@¤$^†=,¨
¨,=†^$¤@## ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ agitators $$$ ##@¤$^†=,¨
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¨,=†^$¤@## ¨¨¨ filter through the vines of the ¨¨¨¨ ##@¤$^†=,¨
¨,=†^$¤@## ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ island. $$$ ##@¤$^†=,¨
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¨,=†^$¤@## ¨ colony in the floating tree outside ¨¨ ##@¤$^†=,¨
¨,=†^$¤@## of venezuela.  any  bird from  any house ##@¤$^†=,¨
¨¨¨¨¨,††$¤ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨is welcome here. $ $$$$$ ¤$††,¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨,,†$$@ = the largest gathering of such elves ¨¨ @$$†,,¨¨¨¨
¨,=†^$¤@## ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ will be in the floating tree = ##@¤$^†=,¨
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¨,=†^$@### ¨¨ bird elf hexing you for stepping ¨¨¨¨ ###@$^†=,¨
¨¨¨=††$$¤¤ ¨¨¨ out of lane in your own garden, ¨¨¨¨ ¤¤$$††=¨¨¨
¨,=†^$¤@## ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨bird elves flock together ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ##@¤$^†=,¨
¨,=†^$¤@## ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ if they can. == ##@¤$^†=,¨
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¨,=†^$¤¤@@ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ (for fur or scales, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ @@¤¤$^†=,¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨=†$¤ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ or quality of blood). = ==== ¤$†=¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨,=†^$¤### ===== their claws are long ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ###¤$^†=,¨
¨,=†^^^$¤¤ and root-like, and trail after them in ¨ ¤¤$^^^†=,¨
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¨,=†^^$¤¤¤ ====== ¨ various dances performed ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¤¤¤$^^†=,¨
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¨¨¨¨¨,†^¤¤ ========= later they will learn how to ¨ ¤¤^†,¨¨¨¨¨
¨,=†^$¤@## ¨¨ harvest blood from animals (think ¨¨¨ ##@¤$^†=,¨
¨,=†^$¤@## ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ mosquito). ========= ##@¤$^†=,¨
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