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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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