##@&%^=~.. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ..~=^%&@##
#@&%^=~... % 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). ~~~~~~~~~ .....~=^%&
@&%^=~.... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ....~=^%&@