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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... * *** ¨,~:%*&@##
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###&*%:~,¨ *** 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. *** ¨¨¨¨¨~:**&
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@*:~¨¨¨¨¨¨ ***** * 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 ~ ¨¨¨¨¨¨,~%&
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&&%~~,,,¨¨ ~~ 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. ~~ ¨¨¨,,~%%*@
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@*:~~,¨¨¨¨ ~~~ they look like dark birds at first ~ ¨¨¨¨,~~:*@
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&%~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ~~~~ ~ some practice animal husbandry, ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~%&
##@&*%:~,¨ ¨¨¨¨ especially monkeys and snakes ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨,~:%*&@##
###@&%:~,¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ (for fur or scales, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨,~:%&@###
##@&*%:~,¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ or quality of blood). ~ ~~~~ ¨,~:%*&@##
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##@&*%:~,¨ ~~~~ the floating tree above ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨,~:%*&@##
##@&*%:~,¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ venezuela ~~~~ ¨,~:%*&@##
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#&*%~¨¨¨¨¨ ~~~~~ their claws are long ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨~%*&#
#&&%:,¨¨¨¨ and root-like, and trail after them in ¨ ¨¨¨¨,:%&&#
##@&*%:~,¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ flight. ~~~~~ ¨,~:%*&@##
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##@&*%:~,¨ ~~~~~~ ¨ various dances performed ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨,~:%*&@##
##@&*%:~,¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ ~~~~~~ ¨,~:%*&@##
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##@&*%:~,¨ ~~~~~~~~~ later they will learn how to ¨ ¨,~:%*&@##
#@@&*%:~,¨ ¨¨ harvest blood from animals (think ¨¨¨ ¨,~:%*&@@#
#@**::,¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ mosquito). ~~~~~~~~~ ¨¨¨,::**@#
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