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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~: ~ ~ ~ ~ ELVES LIVE IN THE LAND ~ ~ ~ ~ :~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~~:% ~ ~ ~ ~ BEYOND THE GREAT DAM. ~ ~ ~ ~ %:~~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~~:%$ ~ IT WAS BUILT IN THE LATE SIXTIES. ~ $%:~~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~~:%$¶ ~ ~ ~ THE ELVES CAME TO US THEN. ~ ~ ~ ¶$%:~~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨~~:%$¶@ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ @¶$%:~~¨¨¨
¨¨~~:%$¶@# ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #@¶$%:~~¨¨
¨~~:%$¶@## THEY WERE VERY MANIPULATIVE, AND WE ##@¶$%:~~¨
¨¨~~:%$¶@# CAME TO TRUST THEM. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ US #@¶$%:~~¨¨
¨¨¨~~:%$¶@ KIDS WOULD PLAY DOWN AT THE WATER EVEN @¶$%:~~¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~~:%$¶ THOUGH WE WERE NOT ALLOWED. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ¶$%:~~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~~:%$ ~ ~ SOMETIMES THE SLUICE WOULD CLOSE $%:~~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~~:% ENTIRELY, AND THE RIVER AT THE DAMS %:~~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~: FOOT WOULD DRY UP, REVEALING THE ROCKY :~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~ WATER GARDEN THAT HAD BEEN HIDDEN ~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ BENEATH, AND WE WOULD GO THERE. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ~ ~ ~ ~ BEFORE THE DAM OPENED AGAIN, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ THERE WOULD BE A SIGNAL, BUT THE ELVES ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~ WOULD MAKE US NOT HEAR IT, AND SUDDENLY ~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~: WE WOULD FIND THE WATER RISING, ALREADY :~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~~:% AT OUR KNEES. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ %:~~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~~:%$ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ $%:~~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~~:%$¶ ~ BY THEN THE ELVES WOULD BE GONE. ~ ¶$%:~~¨¨¨¨
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¨¨~~:%$¶@# ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #@¶$%:~~¨¨
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