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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. ~ ~ ~ @,,@@,,,,@
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,,,@@@@@@@ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ,@@@@,,,,,
@@,,@@@@@@ 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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