###@§§=--¨ ---------------------------------------- ¨--=§§@###
####@§=--¨ @ 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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