.&..&.&.&. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .&.&&&....
..&......& § 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). ~~~~~~~~~ &.....&...
....&..&.& ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ &&.....&..