##£§$†/~,¨ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ¨,~/†$§£##
#£§$†/~,¨¨  $ 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). ~~~~~~~~~ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨