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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. §§ ........,~
^~,....... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .......,~^
%^~,...... §§§ § 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). ~~~~~~~~~ .....,~^%§
%^~,...... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ......,~^%