##@§*†:~:. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .:~:†*§@##
##@§*†:~:. * 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 ...... .:~:†*§@##
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###@§*†~:. ~~~~~~~~~ LATER THEY WILL LEARN HOW TO . .:~†*§@###
##@§*†:~:. .. HARVEST BLOOD FROM ANIMALS (THINK ... .:~:†*§@##
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