........~\ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ \~........
.......~\* * 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). ~~~~~~~~~ *\~.......
......~\** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ **\~......