*†^-~..... ---------------------------------------- .....~-^†*
@*†^-~....  * 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). --------- ......~-^†
^-~....... ---------------------------------------- .......~-^