@¤¤††:~... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ...~:††¤¤@
###@¤†:~~. ¤ 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). ~~~~~~~~~ .~~:†¤@###
#@¤::~~~~. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .~~~~::¤@#