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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... % %%% ,,,,^=^†%#
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#@#%†^=^,, %%% these elves have no bell power, the^ ,,^=^†%#@#
##@#%†^=^, ,,,,, fey bells are called by other ,,,, ,^=^†%#@##
#@#%†^=^,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, agitators %%% ,,^=^†%#@#
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#%†^=^,,,, %%% they feed mostly on plant nectar in, ,,,,^=^†%#
%†^=^,,,,, , their first years, relying on rains to ,,,,,^=^†%
†^=^,,,,,, ,,, filter through the vines of the ,,,, ,,,,,,^=^†
%†^=^,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, island. %%% ,,,,,^=^†%
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@#%†^=^,,, %%%%% % they have built their largest ,, ,,,^=^†%#@
#@#%†^=^,, , colony in the floating tree outside ,, ,,^=^†%#@#
##@#%†^=^, of venezuela.  any  bird from  any house ,^=^†%#@##
#@#%†^=^,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,is welcome here. % %%%%% ,,^=^†%#@#
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#%†^=^,,,, %%%%% 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. == ,,,^=^†%#@
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%†^=^,,,,, === 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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