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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 ~ #&/-,,,,,,
,,,,,-~%## ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ##%~-,,,,,
,,--//&&## ~~ 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. ~~ #&&&/-,,,,
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,,,,,-~%&# ~~~ THEY LOOK LIKE DARK BIRDS AT FIRST ~ #&%~-,,,,,
,,,,,-//&# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #&//-,,,,,
,-~/%&#### ~~~~ ~ 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 ~~~~ ###%~,,,,,
,,,-~%&&## ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ##&&%~-,,,
,-~//%%### ~~~~~ THEIR CLAWS ARE LONG ,,,,,,,,,,,,, ###%%//~-,
,-~/%&#### AND ROOT-LIKE, AND TRAIL AFTER THEM IN , ####&%/~-,
,-~/%&#### ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, FLIGHT. ~~~~~ ####&%/~-,
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,-~/%&#### ~~~~~~ , VARIOUS DANCES PERFORMED ,,,,,, ####&%/~-,
,,,-//&&&# ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, , ~~~~~~ #&&&//-,,,
,-~/%&&&&# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #&&&&%/~-,
,-~/%&#### ~~~~~~~~~ LATER THEY WILL LEARN HOW TO , ####&%/~-,
,-~/%&&### ,, HARVEST BLOOD FROM ANIMALS (THINK ,,, ###&&%/~-,
,-~/%&#### ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, MOSQUITO). ~~~~~~~~~ ####&%/~-,
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