@**,,,,,,, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ,,,,,,,**@
#@¶@$**~,,  $ 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 ,, ,,,,,~*$$¶
#@¶@$**~,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, WITH THE FALLOUT. $$ ,,~**$@¶@#
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#@¶@$**~,, $$$ $ BEFORE THEIR JUICE HARVESTING ,,,, ,,~**$@¶@#
¶¶$**~,,,, ,, ORGANS START TO CLUDGE, AND BEFORE ,, ,,,,~**$¶¶
#@¶@$**~,, , THEIR WINGS ATROPHY, AND BEFORE THEIR, ,,~**$@¶@#
##¶@$**~,, , TAILS START TO SEEK THE EARTH... $ $$$ ,,~**$@¶##
@@¶@$**~,, $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ ,,~**$@¶@@
#@¶@$**~,, $$$ 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 ,,,,,, ,,,,~*$$¶¶
@@$$**,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, , ~~~~~~ ,,,,**$$@@
@@@$***~,, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ,,~***$@@@
¶¶@@$**~,, ~~~~~~~~~ LATER THEY WILL LEARN HOW TO , ,,~**$@@¶¶
¶¶¶@$**~,, ,, HARVEST BLOOD FROM ANIMALS (THINK ,,, ,,~**$@¶¶¶
##@@$**~,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, MOSQUITO). ~~~~~~~~~ ,,~**$@@##
@@¶@$**~,, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ,,~**$@¶@@