..~«\*%&## «««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««« ##&%*\«~..
...~«\*%&#  % 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). ««««««««« #&%*\«~...
..~«\*%&## «««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««« ##&%*\«~..