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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). ~~~~~~~~~ ,,@@@@@@,@
,@,,,@,,,@ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ,@,,,,,@@,