¨¨¨¨¨:-$#@ ---------------------------------------- @#$-:¨¨¨¨¨
¨:-:$%#¶@# % in the end, it's ride or die. join or  #@¶#%$:-:¨
¨¨::::%### ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  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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