,,,,,.~†=% ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ %=†~.,,,,,
,,,,,,.~†= % 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). ~ ~~~~ ##&%=†~.,,
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,,.~†=%&## ~~~~ 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). ~~~~~~~~~ ##&%=†~.,,
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