...-~/†*&# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #&*†/~-...
..-~/†*&#@  * 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). ~~~~~~~~~ @#&*†/~-..
.-~/†*&#@# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #@#&*†/~-.