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¨¨¨^«:%$¤@  $ in the end, it's ride or die. join or @¤$%:«^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^«:%$¤ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  get integrated.  $  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¤$%:«^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^«:%$ ¨¨ $$ eventually they lay their eggs, ¨¨ $%:«^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^«:%  ¨ usually in warm, tasty places. it's ¨ %:«^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^«: ¨¨ bird elf custom to let others deal ¨¨ :«^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^« ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ with the fallout. $$ «^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^ «««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««« ^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ $$$ $ before their juice harvesting ¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨ organs start to cludge, and before ¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ their wings atrophy, and before their¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ tails start to seek the earth... $ $$$ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^ $$$ 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). ««««««««« ^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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