,,,,,,,,:/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ /:,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,:  * 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). ~~~~~~~~~ #####*^/:,
,,:/^*#### ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ####*^/:,,