##@&$**~,, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ,,~**$&@##
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@$**,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,  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. $$$ ,,~**$&@##
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###&$**~,, $$$$$ $ THEY HAVE BUILT THEIR LARGEST ,, ,,~**$&###
@&&$$**~,, , COLONY IN THE FLOATING TREE OUTSIDE ,, ,,~**$$&&@
##@&$**~,, OF VENEZUELA.  ANY  BIRD FROM  ANY HOUSE ,,~**$&@##
&*~,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,IS WELCOME HERE. $ $$$$$ ,,,,,,,~*&
#@&$$**~,, $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ ,,~**$$&@#
&&***,,,,, $$$$$ THERE'S A DESERT OF FANGS TO BE ,, ,,,,,***&&
##@&$**~,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, CAST INTO $$$$$ ,,~**$&@##
#@@&$**~,, ~ THE LARGEST GATHERING OF SUCH ELVES ,, ,,~**$&@@#
##@&$**~,, ,,,,,,,,, WILL BE IN THE FLOATING TREE ~ ,,~**$&@##
@$$$**,,,, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ,,,,**$$$@
##@&$**~,, ~~ ALTHOUGH YOU COULD FIND A SOLITARY ,, ,,~**$&@##
#&$$$**~,, ,, BIRD ELF HEXING YOU FOR STEPPING ,,,, ,,~**$$$&#
###&$**~,, ,,, OUT OF LANE IN YOUR OWN GARDEN, ,,,, ,,~**$&###
##@&$**~,, ,,,,, ,BIRD ELVES FLOCK TOGETHER ,,,,,,, ,,~**$&@##
@&&$$**~,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, IF THEY CAN. ~~ ,,~**$$&&@
##@&$**~,, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ,,~**$&@##
#@$**,,,,, ~~~ THEY LOOK LIKE DARK BIRDS AT FIRST ~ ,,,,,**$@#
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@$*,,,,,,, ~~~~ ~ SOME PRACTICE ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, , ,,,,,,,*$@
##@&$**~,, ,,,, ESPECIALLY MONKEYS AND SNAKES ,,,,, ,,~**$&@##
@$***~,,,, ,,,,,,,,,, (FOR FUR OR SCALES, ,,,,,,,,, ,,,,~***$@
&&****,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,, OR QUALITY OF BLOOD). ~ ~~~~ ,,,,****&&
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@&**~~,,,, ~~~~ THE FLOATING TREE ABOVE ,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,~~**&@
@@$$**,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, VENEZUELA ~~~~ ,,,,**$$@@
@$$*,,,,,, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ,,,,,,*$$@
##@&$**~,, ~~~~~ THEIR CLAWS ARE LONG ,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,~**$&@##
##@&$**~,, AND ROOT-LIKE, AND TRAIL AFTER THEM IN , ,,~**$&@##
@&****~~,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, FLIGHT. ~~~~~ ,,~~****&@
##@&$**~,, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ,,~**$&@##
@&&***~,,, ~~~~~~ , VARIOUS DANCES PERFORMED ,,,,,, ,,,~***&&@
###&$**~,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, , ~~~~~~ ,,~**$&###
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###@&$**,, ~~~~~~~~~ LATER THEY WILL LEARN HOW TO , ,,**$&@###
#&$$$**~,, ,, HARVEST BLOOD FROM ANIMALS (THINK ,,, ,,~**$$$&#
##@&$**~,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, MOSQUITO). ~~~~~~~~~ ,,~**$&@##
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