§¤¤††-,¨¨¨ ---------------------------------------- ¨¨¨,-††¤¤§
@¤=-,¨¨¨¨¨ ¤ 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 - ¨¨¨,,,=†§@
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##@§¤†=-,¨ -- 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. -- ¨,-=†¤§@##
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##@§¤†=-,¨ --- 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). - ---- ¨¨¨¨¨,-†¤§
##@§¤†=-,¨ ---------------------------------------- ¨,-=†¤§@##
###@§†=-,¨ ---- 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). --------- ¨,-=†¤§@##
@¤¤=,¨¨¨¨¨ ---------------------------------------- ¨¨¨¨¨,=¤¤@