##¶§@%;-^. ---------------------------------------- .^-;%@§¶##
¶§§§@%;-^. @ 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). --------- ....---;@¶
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