,,&&,,,,&, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ &&&,,&,&,&
,&,&,,,&&, % 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). ~~~~~~~~~ &,&,&&,&,&
,&,&,,&,&, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ &,&,,&,&,&