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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. && ####§&=:=,
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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... & &&& ###§&=:=:,
,:=:=&§### &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& ###§&=:=:,
,:=:=&§### &&& 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. &&& ###§&=:=:,
,,,:=:=§§# &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& #§§=:=:,,,
,,,,===§§§ &&&&& & 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 = #&&:===:,,
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,:=:=&&&§§ ==== = 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 ,,,,,, #&=::::=:,
,,:=:==&## ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, , ====== ##&==:=:,,
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,:=:=§#### ========= later they will learn how to , ####§=:=:,
,:=:=&§### ,, harvest blood from animals (think ,,, ###§&=:=:,
,,,,,,==§# ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, mosquito). ========= #§==,,,,,,
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