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###¤§%*~,, § 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. §§ ,,~*%§¤###
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###¤§%*~,, §§§ § 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 ~ ,,~*%§¤###
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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. ~~ ,,~*%§¤###
#¤%~,,,,,, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ,,,,,,~%¤#
###¤§%*~,, ~~~ they look like dark birds at first ~ ,,~*%§¤###
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###¤§%*~,, ~~~~ ~ some practice animal husbandry, , ,,~*%§¤###
###¤§%*~,, ,,,, especially monkeys and snakes ,,,,, ,,~*%§¤###
#¤§%*,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,, (for fur or scales, ,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,*%§¤#
¤¤§*~,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,, or quality of blood). ~ ~~~~ ,,,,,~*§¤¤
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###¤§%*~,, ~~~~ the floating tree above ,,,,,,,,,,, ,,~*%§¤###
####¤%*~,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, venezuela ~~~~ ,,~*%¤####
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#§**~,,,,, ~~~~~ their claws are long ,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,~**§#
##§%%~~,,, and root-like, and trail after them in , ,,,~~%%§##
###¤§%*~,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, flight. ~~~~~ ,,~*%§¤###
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#¤¤§§%*~,, ~~~~~~ , various dances performed ,,,,,, ,,~*%§§¤¤#
###¤§%*~,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, , ~~~~~~ ,,~*%§¤###
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#§§%*,,,,, ~~~~~~~~~ later they will learn how to , ,,,,,*%§§#
###¤§%*~,, ,, harvest blood from animals (think ,,, ,,~*%§¤###
#¤§§%~,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, mosquito). ~~~~~~~~~ ,,,,~%§§¤#
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