¨¨¨¨,\$$## ---------------------------------------- ##$$\,¨¨¨¨
¨,-\†$&&&#  $ in the end, it's ride or die. join or #&&&$†\-,¨
¨,-\†$&### ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  get integrated.  $  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ###&$†\-,¨
¨,-\†$&### ¨¨ $$ 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). --------- #&$\\-¨¨¨¨
¨,-\\††&&& ---------------------------------------- &&&††\\-,¨