¨¨¨..~\¤¤@ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ @¤¤\~..¨¨¨
¨.~\§¤¤##@ ¤ 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). ~~~~~~~~~ ##@#¤§\~.¨
¨.~\§¤#@## ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ##@#¤§\~.¨