##@@&%*~^¨ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ¨^~*%&@@##
##@@&%*~^¨ & 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). ~~~~~~~~~ ¨^~*%&@@##
##@@&%*~^¨ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ¨^~*%&@@##