¨,«/$$@£## «««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««« ##£@$$/«,¨
¨,«/$$@£##  $ in the end, it's ride or die. join or ##£@$$/«,¨
¨,«/$$@£## ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  get integrated.  $  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ##£@$$/«,¨
¨,«/$$@£## ¨¨ $$ 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). ««««««««« ##£@$$/«,¨
¨,«/$$@£## «««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««« ##£@$$/«,¨