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¨,-^*&&£££ & 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). --------- #@£&&*^-,¨
¨,-^*&&&£@ ---------------------------------------- @£&&&*^-,¨