¨¨¨¨¨~=*$@ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ @$*=~¨¨¨¨¨
¨:~=*$@###  $ 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). ~~~~~~~~~ @@@@$*=~:¨
¨:~=*$@### ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ###@$*=~:¨