&&&&.&&.&. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .&.&.&...&
...&&.&&&& ¤ 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). ~~~~~~~~~ .&....&..&
.&.&.&.&&& ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ &&...&&.&&