¨@@@@¨¨@@¨ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ @@¨¨@@¨@@¨
@¨@@@¨@¨@¨ § 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). ~~~~~~~~~ ¨@¨@¨@¨¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨@¨@¨ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ @@¨@¨@¨@@¨