¨¨¨,«;†%§£ «««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««« £§%†;«,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,«;†%§  % 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). ««««««««« @£§%†;«,¨¨
¨,«;†%§£@# «««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««« #@£§%†;«,¨