####%†*~.. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ..~*†%####
###%†*~...  % 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). ~~~~~~~~~ .....~*†%#
##%†*~.... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ....~*†%##