####%%†~,¨ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ¨,~†%%####
##@#%%†~,¨ % 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 %%% ¨¨¨¨¨¨~%%#
##@#%%†~,¨ %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% ¨,~†%%#@##
@#%†,¨¨¨¨¨ %%% 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). ~~~~~~~~~ ¨¨,,†††%%#
#%††,¨¨¨¨¨ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ¨¨¨¨¨,††%#