^-~,,,,,,, ---------------------------------------- ,,,,,,,~-^
-~,,,,,,,, * 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). --------- ,,,,~-^†*@
*†^-~,,,,, ---------------------------------------- ,,,,,~-^†*