#¤%§=~:... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ...:~=§%¤#
¤%§=~:....  % 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). ~~~~~~~~~ ..:~=§%¤##
###¤%§=~:. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .:~=§%¤###