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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... & &&& @%*=,,,,,,
,,=*%&@### &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& ###@&%*=,,
,,,=*%&@## &&& 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). = ==== @@&&&%*=,,
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,,=*%&@### ==== 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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