@@§%=*~:.. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ..:~*=%§@@
#@@§%=*~:. % 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... % %%% ...:~*=%§@
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#@@§%=*~:. %%% 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). ~~~~~~~~~ .:~*=%§@@#
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