¨¨¨¨,,^%#¶ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ¶#%^,,¨¨¨¨
¨,~^%$#¶@# $ 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). ~~~~~~~~~ ##%~,¨¨¨¨¨
¨,~^%$#¶@# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #@¶#$%^~,¨