&&@==~~... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ...~~==@&&
###&@=†~..  @ 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 @@@ ..~†=@&###
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####@=†~.. @@@ THEY FEED MOSTLY ON PLANT NECTAR IN. ..~†=@####
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#&=††..... ... 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). ~~~~~~~~~ ..~†=@&&##
##@@†..... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .....†@@##