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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. $$$ ...&...&.&
&&..&.&&.. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ ....&....&
.&&...&&&. $$$$$ $ THEY HAVE BUILT THEIR LARGEST .. .....&...&
.&&&..&.&& . COLONY IN THE FLOATING TREE OUTSIDE .. ......&...
.&.&&...&& OF VENEZUELA. ANY BIRD FROM ANY HOUSE &......&..
...&&&..&. ................IS WELCOME HERE. $ $$$$$ .&......&.
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&....&&&.. $$$$$ THERE'S A DESERT OF FANGS TO BE .. &..&......
.&...&.&&. ........................ CAST INTO $$$$$ .&..&.....
..&....&&& ~ 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 ...... .&&..&.&&.
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.&&......& .. HARVEST BLOOD FROM ANIMALS (THINK ... ...&.&&..&
.&&&.....& ................... MOSQUITO). ~~~~~~~~~ &....&&&..
.&.&&..... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .&...&.&&.