...^^^***& ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ &***^^^...
..^^~~*%##  % 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 .... ###&%**~^.
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.^~**%&### . THEIR WINGS ATROPHY, AND BEFORE THEIR. ###&%**~^.
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......~*&# ..... 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. % %%%%% ##%**^....
....~~*&&# %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% #&&*~~....
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.^~**%&### ~ 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). ~~~~~~~~~ ###&%**~^.
.^~***%&&# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #&&%***~^.