##@§&%†~^. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .^~†%&§@##
##@§&%†~^.  & 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). ~~~~~~~~~ .^~~~%&&§#
##@§&%†~^. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .^~†%&§@##