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#@¶¤§%†~~¨  § 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). ~~~~~~~~~ ¨~~†%§¤¶¶@
#@¶¤§%†~~¨ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ¨~~†%§¤¶@#