¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ---------------------------------------- ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  $ 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). --------- ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ---------------------------------------- ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨