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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... & &&& .--:*###
####&*:--. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& .--:*###
#&*-...... &&& 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. ----- .--:*###
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#**:--.... ------ . VARIOUS DANCES PERFORMED ...... ....--:**#
####&*:--. ............................... . ------ .--:*###
#&::::---. ---------------------------------------- .---::::
#&:---.... --------- LATER THEY WILL LEARN HOW TO . ....---:
####&*:--. .. HARVEST BLOOD FROM ANIMALS (THINK ... .--:*###
#&&::::--. ................... MOSQUITO). --------- .--::::&
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