,,,,~:%%@# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #@%%:~,,,,
,,,~:%%@##  % 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... % %%% ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, %%% these elves have no bell power, the, ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,, fey bells are called by other ,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, agitators %%% ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, %%% they feed mostly on plant nectar in, ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, , their first years, relying on rains to ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, ,,, filter through the vines of the ,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, island. %%% ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,~: %%%%% % 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 ~~~~ ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,~: ~~~~~ 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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