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@,,@@,@,,@ $ in the end, it's ride or die. join or  ,,,,,@@,,@
@,@,@@@,@, ,,,,,,,,  get integrated.  $  ,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,@,@,@,
@@@@,,@@@@ ,, $$ eventually they lay their eggs, ,, ,,,@@@@@@@
,,,@,@,,,, , usually in warm, tasty places. it's ,  ,,@,,,,,,,
,,@@@@,,,, ,, bird elf custom to let others deal ,, ,@@,,,,,,,
,@,,,@,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, with the fallout. $$ @,@,,,,,,,
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,@,@,@,,,, $$$ $ before their juice harvesting ,,,, ,,@,,,,,,@
@@@@@@,,,@ ,, organs start to cludge, and before ,, ,@@,,,,,@@
,,,,,@,,@, , their wings atrophy, and before their, @,@,,,,@,,
,,,,@@,@@@ , tails start to seek the earth... $ $$$ @@@,,,@@,,
,,,@,@@,,, $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ ,,@,,@,@,,
,,@@@,@,,, $$$ these elves have no bell power, the. ,@@,@@@@,,
,@,,@@@,,@ ,,,,, fey bells are called by other ,,,, @,@@,,,@,,
@@,@,,@,@@ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, agitators $$$ @@,@,,@@,,
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@,,@@,,@,@ $$$ they feed mostly on plant nectar in, @,,@@@@@@@
@,@,@,@@@@ , their first years, relying on rains to @,@,,,,,,,
@@@@@@,,,, ,,, filter through the vines of the ,,,, @@@,,,,,,@
,,,,,@,,,@ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, island. $$$ ,,@,,,,,@,
,,,,@@,,@@ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ ,@@,,,,@@,
,,,@,@,@,@ $$$$$ $ they have built their largest ,, @,@,,,@,@,
,,@@@@@@@@ , colony in the floating tree outside ,, @@@,,@@@@,
,@,,,,,,,, of venezuela.  any  bird from  any house ,,@,@,,,@,
@@,,,,,,,@ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,is welcome here. $ $$$$$ ,@@@@,,@@,
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@@,,,,,@,, $$$$$ there's a desert of fangs to be ,, @,,@@@@@,@
,@,,,,@@,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, cast into $$$$$ @,@,,,,@@,
@@,,,@,@,@ ~ 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). ~~~~~~~~~ @,@@,@,,@,
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