¤%%†~-.... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ....-~†%%¤
%%†~-..... % 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). ~~~~~~~~~ .....-~†%%
¤%%†~-.... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ....-~†%%¤