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##@&$*;~,, ,,,,,,,,  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, ,,~;*$$&&#
##@&$*;~,, , TAILS START TO SEEK THE EARTH... $ $$$ ,,~;*$&@##
##@&$*;~,, $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ ,,~;*$&@##
##@&$*;~,, $$$ 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 ,,,,,,, ,,,,,~;$$&
##@&$*;~,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, IF THEY CAN. ~~ ,,~;*$&@##
&&*~~,,,,, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ,,,,,~~*&&
#&&&$*;~,, ~~~ THEY LOOK LIKE DARK BIRDS AT FIRST ~ ,,~;*$&&&#
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#&$*~~~,,, ~~~~ ~ SOME PRACTICE ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, , ,,,~~~*$&#
&*~~,,,,,, ,,,, ESPECIALLY MONKEYS AND SNAKES ,,,,, ,,,,,,~~*&
##@&$*;~,, ,,,,,,,,,, (FOR FUR OR SCALES, ,,,,,,,,, ,,~;*$&@##
#&***;,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,, OR QUALITY OF BLOOD). ~ ~~~~ ,,,,;***&#
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#&**~~~,,, ~~~~ THE FLOATING TREE ABOVE ,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,~~~**&#
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&$$;,,,,,, ~~~~~ 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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