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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. %% ¨¨¨~=†%%§@
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#@@§%%†=~¨ %%% % before their juice harvesting ¨¨¨¨ ¨~=†%%§@@#
@@§%%†=~¨¨ ¨¨ organs start to cludge, and before ¨¨ ¨¨~=†%%§@@
@§%%†=~¨¨¨ ¨ their wings atrophy, and before their¨ ¨¨¨~=†%%§@
§%%†=~¨¨¨¨ ¨ tails start to seek the earth... % %%% ¨¨¨¨~=†%%§
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%†=~¨¨¨¨¨¨ %%% these elves have no bell power, the~ ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=†%
†=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨ fey bells are called by other ¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=†
%†=~¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ agitators %%% ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=†%
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§%%†=~¨¨¨¨ %%% 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. % %%%%% ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=†%
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%†=~¨¨¨¨¨¨ %%%%% there's a desert of fangs to be ¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=†%
%%†=~¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ cast into %%%%% ¨¨¨¨¨~=†%%
§%%†=~¨¨¨¨ = the largest gathering of such elves ¨¨ ¨¨¨¨~=†%%§
@§%%†=~¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ will be in the floating tree = ¨¨¨~=†%%§@
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#@@§%%†=~¨ == 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. == ¨¨¨¨¨~=†%%
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†=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ === 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 ==== ¨¨¨~=†%%§@
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%%†=~¨¨¨¨¨ ===== their claws are long ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨~=†%%
%†=~¨¨¨¨¨¨ and root-like, and trail after them in ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=†%
†=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ flight. ===== ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=†
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%%†=~¨¨¨¨¨ ====== ¨ various dances performed ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨~=†%%
§%%†=~¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ ====== ¨¨¨¨~=†%%§
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@@§%%†=~¨¨ ========= later they will learn how to ¨ ¨¨~=†%%§@@
#@@§%%†=~¨ ¨¨ harvest blood from animals (think ¨¨¨ ¨~=†%%§@@#
@@§%%†=~¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ mosquito). ========= ¨¨~=†%%§@@
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