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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). ~~~~~~~~~ ¨¨.~=†*#@#
##@#*†=~.¨ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ¨.~=†*#@##