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##@@%^*=-¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  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 ¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨-*%%@
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###@%^*=-¨ ¨ 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 %%% ¨--=*^^%%@
#@^^***=-¨ %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% ¨-=***^^@#
##@@%^*=-¨ %%% 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 ¨¨ ¨-=*^%@###
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##@@%^*=-¨ ¨¨ 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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@%^*-¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ VENEZUELA ==== ¨¨¨¨¨-*^%@
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##@@%^*=-¨ AND ROOT-LIKE, AND TRAIL AFTER THEM IN ¨ ¨-=*^%@@##
##@@%^*=-¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ FLIGHT. ===== ¨-=*^%@@##
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###@@^*=-¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ ====== ¨-=*^@@###
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#@@@%^*=-¨ ========= LATER THEY WILL LEARN HOW TO ¨ ¨-=*^%@@@#
##@@%^*=-¨ ¨¨ HARVEST BLOOD FROM ANIMALS (THINK ¨¨¨ ¨-=*^%@@##
##@@%^*=-¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ MOSQUITO). ========= ¨-=*^%@@##
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