#@%^†~:¨¨¨ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ¨¨¨:~†^%@#
@%^†~:¨¨¨¨  % 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). ~~~~~~~~~ ¨¨¨¨¨¨:~†^
%^†~:¨¨¨¨¨ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ¨¨¨¨¨:~†^%