¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~« «««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««« «~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«/ ¤ 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). ««««««««« ¶@¤%/«~¨¨¨
¨¨~«/%¤@¶# «««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««« #¶@¤%/«~¨¨