,,,,,,,,,, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,  * 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). ~~~~~~~~~ ,,,,,,.~;^
#^;~.,,,,, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ,,,,,.~;^#