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,,:~:†$### ,,,,,,,,  get integrated.  $  ,,,,,,,,,, ###$†:~:,,
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,,:~:†$### , 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 ,,,, ###$†:~:,,
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,:~:†$#### $$$ they feed mostly on plant nectar in, ####$†:~:,
,,:~:†$### , their first years, relying on rains to ###$†:~:,,
,,,:~:†$## ,,, filter through the vines of the ,,,, ##$†:~:,,,
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,,,:~:†$## , colony in the floating tree outside ,, ##$†:~:,,,
,,:~:†$### of venezuela.  any  bird from  any house ###$†:~:,,
,:~:†$#### ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,is welcome here. $ $$$$$ ####$†:~:,
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,:~:†$#### ~ 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, ,,,, ###$†:~:,,
,,,:~:†$## ,,,,, ,bird elves flock together ,,,,,,, ##$†:~:,,,
,,:~:†$### ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, if they can. ~~ ###$†:~:,,
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,,:~:†$### ~~~ they look like dark birds at first ~ ###$†:~:,,
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,,:~:†$### ~~~~ ~ some practice animal husbandry, , ###$†:~:,,
,:~:†$#### ,,,, especially monkeys and snakes ,,,,, ####$†:~:,
,,:~:†$### ,,,,,,,,,, (for fur or scales, ,,,,,,,,, ###$†:~:,,
,,,:~:†$## ,,,,,,,,,,, or quality of blood). ~ ~~~~ ##$†:~:,,,
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,:~:†$#### ~~~~ the floating tree above ,,,,,,,,,,, ####$†:~:,
,,:~:†$### ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, venezuela ~~~~ ###$†:~:,,
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,,:~:†$### ~~~~~ their claws are long ,,,,,,,,,,,,, ###$†:~:,,
,:~:†$#### and root-like, and trail after them in , ####$†:~:,
,,:~:†$### ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, flight. ~~~~~ ###$†:~:,,
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,,:~:†$### ~~~~~~ , various dances performed ,,,,,, ###$†:~:,,
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,,,:~:†$## ~~~~~~~~~ later they will learn how to , ##$†:~:,,,
,,:~:†$### ,, harvest blood from animals (think ,,, ###$†:~:,,
,:~:†$#### ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, mosquito). ~~~~~~~~~ ####$†:~:,
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