,,,,@@@,,, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ,,,,,,@@@,
@@@,,@,,@@ § 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). ~~~~~~~~~ @@@@@@@@,,
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