,@@@,,,,,, ---------------------------------------- ,,,,,,,,,,
,,@,,@@@@@  % 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). --------- @@@@@@@@@@
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