###$^†-^.. ---------------------------------------- ..^-†^$###
##$^†-^... $ 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 ............. ......^-†^
$^†-^..... AND ROOT-LIKE, AND TRAIL AFTER THEM IN . .....^-†^$
#$^†-^.... .......................... FLIGHT. ----- ....^-†^$#
##$^†-^... ---------------------------------------- ...^-†^$##
###$^†-^.. ------ . VARIOUS DANCES PERFORMED ...... ..^-†^$###
####$^†-^. ............................... . ------ .^-†^$####
###$^†-^.. ---------------------------------------- ..^-†^$###
##$^†-^... --------- LATER THEY WILL LEARN HOW TO . ...^-†^$##
#$^†-^.... .. HARVEST BLOOD FROM ANIMALS (THINK ... ....^-†^$#
$^†-^..... ................... MOSQUITO). --------- .....^-†^$
^†-^...... ---------------------------------------- ......^-†^