¨-~†%%¤@## ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ##@¤%%†~-¨
¨¨-~†%%¤@#  % 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). ~~~~~~~~~ ¤%%†~-¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨-~†%%¤@ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ @¤%%†~-¨¨¨