,,^^~\†&## ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ##&†\~^^,,
,,^^\\\\*& * 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). ~~~~~~~~~ &††††~^,,,
,^~\†*&### ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ###&*†\~^,