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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. %% ###&%%=~,.
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.,~=%&#### %%% % BEFORE THEIR JUICE HARVESTING .... ####&%=~,.
...,~%%%## .. ORGANS START TO CLUDGE, AND BEFORE .. ##%%%~,...
.,~=%%&### . 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. ##%%%~....
.,~=%%&### . 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 ~ ###&%%=~,.
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.....~%%&# ~~ 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 ...... ####&%=~,.
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.,~=%%&### ~~~~~~~~~ LATER THEY WILL LEARN HOW TO . ###&%%=~,.
.,~=%%&### .. HARVEST BLOOD FROM ANIMALS (THINK ... ###&%%=~,.
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