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,,,:~\*%@£  % 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. %% ~:,,,,,,,,
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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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,,,,,:~\*% %%% they feed mostly on plant nectar in, %*\~:,,,,,
,,,,,,:~\* , their first years, relying on rains to *\~:,,,,,,
,,,,,,,:~\ ,,, filter through the vines of the ,,,, \~:,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,:~ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, island. %%% ~:,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,:~\* %%%%% % 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 ~ @%*\~:,,,,
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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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,,,,:~\*%@ ~~~ they look like dark birds at first ~ @%*\~:,,,,
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,,:~\*%@£# ~~~~ ~ some practice animal husbandry, , #£@%*\~:,,
,:~\*%@£## ,,,, especially monkeys and snakes ,,,,, ##£@%*\~:,
,,:~\*%@£# ,,,,,,,,,, (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 ,,,,,, @%*\~:,,,,
,,,:~\*%@£ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, , ~~~~~~ £@%*\~:,,,
,,:~\*%@£# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #£@%*\~:,,
,:~\*%@£## ~~~~~~~~~ later they will learn how to , ##£@%*\~:,
,,:~\*%@£# ,, harvest blood from animals (think ,,, #£@%*\~:,,
,,,:~\*%@£ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, mosquito). ~~~~~~~~~ £@%*\~:,,,
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