:~^....... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .......^~:
†:~^...... $ 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). ~~~~~~~~~ ........^~
^......... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .........^