#&$†\~,... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ...,~\†$&#
&$†\~,....  $ 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). ~ ~~~~ ......,~\†
$†\~,..... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .....,~\†$
&$†\~,.... ~~~~ THE FLOATING TREE ABOVE ........... ....,~\†$&
#&$†\~,... ......................... VENEZUELA ~~~~ ...,~\†$&#
@#&$†\~,.. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ..,~\†$&#@
#@#&$†\~,. ~~~~~ THEIR CLAWS ARE LONG ............. .,~\†$&#@#
@#&$†\~,.. AND ROOT-LIKE, AND TRAIL AFTER THEM IN . ..,~\†$&#@
#&$†\~,... .......................... FLIGHT. ~~~~~ ...,~\†$&#
&$†\~,.... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ....,~\†$&
$†\~,..... ~~~~~~ . VARIOUS DANCES PERFORMED ...... .....,~\†$
†\~,...... ............................... . ~~~~~~ ......,~\†
$†\~,..... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .....,~\†$
&$†\~,.... ~~~~~~~~~ LATER THEY WILL LEARN HOW TO . ....,~\†$&
#&$†\~,... .. HARVEST BLOOD FROM ANIMALS (THINK ... ...,~\†$&#
@#&$†\~,.. ................... MOSQUITO). ~~~~~~~~~ ..,~\†$&#@
#@#&$†\~,. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .,~\†$&#@#