......,«*§ «««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««« §*«,......
.....,«*§& § 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). ««««««««« &§*«,.....
......,«*§ «««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««« §*«,......