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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. %% ,,,,,##,,,
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##,#,,#,,# %%% % before their juice harvesting ,,,, ,,,####,,#
,###,##,## ,, 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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#,,##,,,## %%% 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 - ,,,##,,###
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#,#,#,,### -- 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 - ##,,,#,,,,
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,#,##,##,, ---- - some practice animal husbandry, , ##,#,#,,##
###,##,#,# ,,,, especially monkeys and snakes ,,,,, ,#####,#,#
,,##,####, ,,,,,,,,,, (for fur or scales, ,,,,,,,,, #,,,,####,
,#,##,,,## ,,,,,,,,,,, or quality of blood). - ---- #,,,#,,,#,
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,,###,##,, ---- the floating tree above ,,,,,,,,,,, #,#,#,#,##
,#,,##,#,# ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, venezuela ---- ########,#
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,####,,,,, ----- their claws are long ,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,#,,,
#,,,#,,,,, and root-like, and trail after them in , ,,,,,##,,,
#,,##,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, flight. ----- ,,,,#,#,,#
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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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