¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~-^ ---------------------------------------- ^-~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~- * 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). --------- §**^-~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~-^** ---------------------------------------- **^-~¨¨¨¨¨