\~-,,,,,,, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ,,,,,,,-~\
*\~-,,,,,, $ 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 , ,,,,,,-~\*
$*\~-,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, FLIGHT. ~~~~~ ,,,,,-~\*$
#$*\~-,,,, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ,,,,-~\*$#
@#$*\~-,,, ~~~~~~ , VARIOUS DANCES PERFORMED ,,,,,, ,,,-~\*$#@
#@#$*\~-,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, , ~~~~~~ ,,-~\*$#@#
##@#$*\~-, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ,-~\*$#@##
#@#$*\~-,, ~~~~~~~~~ LATER THEY WILL LEARN HOW TO , ,,-~\*$#@#
@#$*\~-,,, ,, HARVEST BLOOD FROM ANIMALS (THINK ,,, ,,,-~\*$#@
#$*\~-,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, MOSQUITO). ~~~~~~~~~ ,,,,-~\*$#
$*\~-,,,,, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ,,,,,-~\*$