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###§@§\=^. ................... WITH THE FALLOUT. @@ .^=\§@§###
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###§@§\=^. .. ORGANS START TO CLUDGE, AND BEFORE .. .^=\§@§###
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§@@§=^.... @@@ THESE ELVES HAVE NO BELL POWER, THE^ ....^=§@@§
#@§\=..... ..... FEY BELLS ARE CALLED BY OTHER .... .....=\§@#
##@\\^.... .......................... AGITATORS @@@ ....^\\@##
###§@§\=^. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ .^=\§@§###
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###§@§\=^. ............................ ISLAND. @@@ .^=\§@§###
###§@§\=^. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ .^=\§@§###
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###§@§\=^. . COLONY IN THE FLOATING TREE OUTSIDE .. .^=\§@§###
###§@§\=^. OF VENEZUELA.  ANY  BIRD FROM  ANY HOUSE .^=\§@§###
#§§@@§\=^. ................IS WELCOME HERE. @ @@@@@ .^=\§@@§§#
#§§§\\=^.. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ ..^=\\§§§#
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§§§=^^^... ........................ CAST INTO @@@@@ ...^^^=§§§
##@@§=^... = THE LARGEST GATHERING OF SUCH ELVES .. ...^=§@@##
§§§\^..... ......... WILL BE IN THE FLOATING TREE = .....^\§§§
§@\=^^.... ======================================== ....^^=\@§
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##§§@§\=^. .. BIRD ELF HEXING YOU FOR STEPPING .... .^=\§@§§##
###§@§\=^. ... OUT OF LANE IN YOUR OWN GARDEN, .... .^=\§@§###
§§@§\^.... ..... .BIRD ELVES FLOCK TOGETHER ....... ....^\§@§§
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###§@§\=^. ======================================== .^=\§@§###
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§§@@§=^^.. ======================================== ..^^=§@@§§
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§§=^^^.... ======================================== ....^^^=§§
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§@\=====^. ......................... VENEZUELA ==== .^=====\@§
###§@§\=^. ======================================== .^=\§@§###
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#§§§\\^... ======================================== ...^\\§§§#
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