&&,,,,,,,, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ &&,,,,&,,&
&,,&&&&&&& * 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). ~~~~~~~~~ ,&&&&,,,,,
&&,,&&&,,& ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ,,&&,,&&&&