¨#¨¨###¨## ======================================== ¨¨#¨#¨##¨¨
¨##¨#¨¨##¨  § 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). ========= ¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨#¨¨#¨#¨¨# ======================================== #¨##¨¨¨¨¨¨