.~=:^&&@@¶ ======================================== ¶@@&&^:=~.
.~=:^&@### & 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 &&& @^:=......
.~=:^&@¶## &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& ##¶@&^:=~.
.~=:^@¶### &&& 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). ========= ##¶@&^:=~.
.~=:^&@¶## ======================================== ##¶@&^:=~.