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.^~^%%&### .. %% EVENTUALLY THEY LAY THEIR EGGS, .. ###&%%^~^.
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.^~^%%&### %%% THESE ELVES HAVE NO BELL POWER, THE^ ###&%%^~^.
.......~%& ..... FEY BELLS ARE CALLED BY OTHER .... &%~.......
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.^~^%%&### ............................ ISLAND. %%% ###&%%^~^.
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......~%&# OF VENEZUELA.  ANY  BIRD FROM  ANY HOUSE #&%~......
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..^^^^^^%& ......... WILL BE IN THE FLOATING TREE ~ &%^^^^^^..
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.....~^%%& .. 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 ~ &%%^~^....
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.^~^%%&### ~~~~ ~ SOME PRACTICE ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, . ###&%%^~^.
.....~^%&# .... ESPECIALLY MONKEYS AND SNAKES ..... #&%^~.....
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...^^^^~%& ~~~~ THE FLOATING TREE ABOVE ........... &%~^^^^...
.^~^%%&### ......................... VENEZUELA ~~~~ ###&%%^~^.
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