,,,,~%**@¶ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ¶@**%~,,,,
,,,.~%%**@  * 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). ~~~~~~~~~ @**%%~~..,
,,,,~^*@¶@ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ @¶@*^~,,,,