¨,==%%&¶## ======================================== ##¶&%%==,¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,=%¶ % 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. %%% ¶%%%==,¨¨¨
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¨,==%%&¶## %%%%% % they have built their largest ¨¨ ##¶&%%==,¨
¨,==%%&¶## ¨ colony in the floating tree outside ¨¨ ##¶&%%==,¨
¨,==%%&¶## of venezuela. any bird from any house ##¶&%%==,¨
¨¨¨¨¨==% ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨is welcome here. % %%%%% #&%==¨¨¨¨¨
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¨,===%%%&¶ %%%%% there's a desert of fangs to be ¨¨ ¶&%%%===,¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨==%& ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ cast into %%%%% &%==¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,=%& = the largest gathering of such elves ¨¨ &%=,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨,==%%&¶## ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ will be in the floating tree = ##¶&%%==,¨
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¨¨¨¨¨,=%%¶ == 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. == ###¶%%==,¨
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¨,==%%## === 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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