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%†=....... .. 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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£¤%†=..... . colony in the floating tree outside .. .....=†%¤£
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%†=....... ................is welcome here. ¤ ¤¤¤¤¤ .......=†%
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=......... ¤¤¤¤¤ 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. == ......=†%¤
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££¤%†=.... .......... (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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¤%†=...... .. harvest blood from animals (think ... ......=†%¤
£¤%†=..... ................... mosquito). ========= .....=†%¤£
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