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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... * *** ,,,,-~^**§
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#@§**^~-,, *** 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. *** ,,,,,,,-~^
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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 ~ ,,,,,,,,,-
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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. ~~ ,,,-~^**§@
#@§**^~-,, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ,,-~^**§@#
##@§**^~-, ~~~ 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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