¨-«*§$&&¶# «««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««« #¶&&$§*«-¨
¨-«*§$$$&& $ in the end, it's ride or die. join or  &&$$$§*«-¨
¨-«*§$&¶## ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  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). ««««««««« &&$$§*-¨¨¨
¨-«*§$&¶## «««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««« ##¶&$§*«-¨