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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... % %%% ,,,~†*%¤@#
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#@¤%*†~,,, %%% 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). ~~~~~~~~~ ,,,,,~†*%¤
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