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.....:«*†% ........  get integrated.  %  .......... %†*«:.....
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.......:«* . usually in warm, tasty places. it's .  *«:.......
......:«*† .. bird elf custom to let others deal .. †*«:......
.....:«*†% ................... with the fallout. %% %†*«:.....
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..:«*†%¤## . tails start to seek the earth... % %%% ##¤%†*«:..
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.....:«*†% ..... fey bells are called by other .... %†*«:.....
......:«*† .......................... agitators %%% †*«:......
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.....:«*†% . their first years, relying on rains to %†*«:.....
....:«*†%¤ ... filter through the vines of the .... ¤%†*«:....
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...:«*†%¤# of venezuela.  any  bird from  any house #¤%†*«:...
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......:«*† « the largest gathering of such elves .. †*«:......
.....:«*†% ......... will be in the floating tree « %†*«:.....
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...:«*†%¤# «« 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. «« #¤%†*«:...
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.....:«*†% ««« they look like dark birds at first « %†*«:.....
......:«*† «««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««« †*«:......
.......:«* «««« « some practice animal husbandry, . *«:.......
......:«*† .... especially monkeys and snakes ..... †*«:......
.....:«*†% .......... (for fur or scales, ......... %†*«:.....
....:«*†%¤ ........... or quality of blood). « «««« ¤%†*«:....
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.....:«*†% .......................... flight. ««««« %†*«:.....
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.......:«* «««««« . various dances performed ...... *«:.......
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...:«*†%¤# .. harvest blood from animals (think ... #¤%†*«:...
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