*%:=,,,,,, ======================================== ,,,,,,=:%*
@*%:=,,,,, * 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). ========= ,,,=:%*@@#
##@@*%:=,, ======================================== ,,=:%*@@##