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##@@§§:~^, § 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 ~ ,,,,^^~:§@
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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 ~ ,^~:§@@###
###@@§§~^, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ,^~§§@@###
##@@§§:~^, ~~~~ ~ some practice animal husbandry, , ,^~:§§@@##
##@@§§:~^, ,,,, especially monkeys and snakes ,,,,, ,^~:§§@@##
#@§§~^,,,, ,,,,,,,,,, (for fur or scales, ,,,,,,,,, ,,,,^~§§@#
##@@§§:~^, ,,,,,,,,,,, or quality of blood). ~ ~~~~ ,^~:§§@@##
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##@@§§:~^, ~~~~ the floating tree above ,,,,,,,,,,, ,^~:§§@@##
##@@§§:~^, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, venezuela ~~~~ ,^~:§§@@##
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#@@§::^^,, ~~~~~ their claws are long ,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,^^::§@@#
##@@§§:~^, and root-like, and trail after them in , ,^~:§§@@##
@§§~^,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, flight. ~~~~~ ,,,,,^~§§@
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##@@§§:~^, ~~~~~~ , various dances performed ,,,,,, ,^~:§§@@##
@§§§§§:~^, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, , ~~~~~~ ,^~:§§§§§@
@@@§§::~^, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ,^~::§§@@@
##@@§§:~^, ~~~~~~~~~ later they will learn how to , ,^~:§§@@##
@@§§§~^,,, ,, harvest blood from animals (think ,,, ,,,^~§§§@@
@@§§:^,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, mosquito). ~~~~~~~~~ ,,,,^:§§@@
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