@@@,@@@,@, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ @,@,@@@@,,
,,@@,,@@@@ @ 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). ~~~~~~~~~ @,,,,,,@@,
,@@@@,,@,@ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ @,,,,,@,@@