,--*$%§¶@# ---------------------------------------- #@¶§%$*--,
,,,,--$%%§  % in the end, it's ride or die. join or §%%$--,,,,
,--*$%§¶@# ,,,,,,,,  get integrated.  %  ,,,,,,,,,, #@¶§%$*--,
,--*$%§¶@# ,, %% eventually they lay their eggs, ,, #@¶§%$*--,
,,,,,--*$§ , usually in warm, tasty places. it's ,  §$*--,,,,,
,---***%%¶ ,, 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 , ¶¶%*--,,,,
,--*$%%%%§ ,, harvest blood from animals (think ,,, §%%%%$*--,
,--*$%§§§§ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, mosquito). --------- §§§§%$*--,
,,,,,---$§ ---------------------------------------- §$---,,,,,