&&%%*-¨¨¨¨ ---------------------------------------- ¨¨¨¨-*%%&&
##@&%†*--¨ % 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). --------- ¨¨¨¨¨-**%@
@&†-¨¨¨¨¨¨ ---------------------------------------- ¨¨¨¨¨¨-†&@