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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 *** ###&*==-^¨
¨^-==*&### **************************************** ###&*==-^¨
¨^^^==***# *** 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 - #*===-¨¨¨¨
¨^-==*&### ---------------------------------------- ###&*==-^¨
¨^-==*&### -- ALTHOUGH YOU COULD FIND A SOLITARY ¨¨ ###&*==-^¨
¨^-==*&### ¨¨ BIRD ELF HEXING YOU FOR STEPPING ¨¨¨¨ ###&*==-^¨
¨^---=**&# ¨¨¨ OUT OF LANE IN YOUR OWN GARDEN, ¨¨¨¨ #&**=---^¨
¨^-==**&&& ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨BIRD ELVES FLOCK TOGETHER ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ &&&**==-^¨
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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 ---- ####*==-^¨
¨¨¨¨^=***# ---------------------------------------- #***=^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^==*# ----- 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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