##§&*†~... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ...~†*&§##
###§&*†~.. & 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). ~~~~~~~~~ ..~†*&§###
##§&*†~... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ...~†*&§##