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,,,,,-**££ ,, ** eventually they lay their eggs, ,, ££**-,,,,,
,.-*=*£### , usually in warm, tasty places. it's ,  ###£*=*-.,
,.-*=*£### ,, bird elf custom to let others deal ,, ###£*=*-.,
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,,,,.**£££ *** * before their juice harvesting ,,,, £££**.,,,,
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,.-*=*£### , their wings atrophy, and before their, ###£*=*-.,
,.-*=*£### , tails start to seek the earth... * *** ###£*=*-.,
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,,,,,..**£ *** these elves have no bell power, the. £**..,,,,,
,.-*=*£### ,,,,, fey bells are called by other ,,,, ###£*=*-.,
,,,,,-**£# ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, agitators *** #£**-,,,,,
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,.-*=*£### *** they feed mostly on plant nectar in, ###£*=*-.,
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,.-*=*£### ,,, filter through the vines of the ,,,, ###£*=*-.,
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,,,,--**£# ***** * they have built their largest ,, #£**--,,,,
,.-*=*£### , colony in the floating tree outside ,, ###£*=*-.,
,,,..-=*£# of venezuela.  any  bird from  any house #£*=-..,,,
,.-*=*£### ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,is welcome here. * ***** ###£*=*-.,
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,,,,.**=££ ***** there's a desert of fangs to be ,, ££=**.,,,,
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,.-*=*£### - the largest gathering of such elves ,, ###£*=*-.,
,.-*=*£### ,,,,,,,,, will be in the floating tree - ###£*=*-.,
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,.-*=*£### -- although you could find a solitary ,, ###£*=*-.,
,.-*=*£### ,, bird elf hexing you for stepping ,,,, ###£*=*-.,
,.-*=*£### ,,, out of lane in your own garden, ,,,, ###£*=*-.,
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,.-*=*£### ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, if they can. -- ###£*=*-.,
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,.-*=*£### ,,,, especially monkeys and snakes ,,,,, ###£*=*-.,
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,.-*=*£### and root-like, and trail after them in , ###£*=*-.,
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