,,,,,,,~%# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #%~,,,,,,,
,-~/%*#### * 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). ~~~~~~~~~ ###**%/~-,
,-~/%*#### ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ####*%/~-,