,,~«==%§@@ «««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««« @@§%==«~,,
,~«==%§@@#  % 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). ««««««««« @§%==«~,,,
,,,,~«==%§ «««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««« §%==«~,,,,