,,,@@@@@,, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ @@@@@,@@,@
,,@,,,,@,,  % 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). ~~~~~~~~~ @@@,@,@@@@
@@,,@@,@,, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ,,@@@@,,,@