#%*:,,¨¨¨¨ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ¨¨¨¨,,:*%#
@##*::~~,¨ % 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). ~~~~~~~~~ ¨¨¨¨,~**%#
##@#%*:~,¨ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ¨,~:*%#@##