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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. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ......-:&&
##@&&$:~-. ~ ~ Sometimes The Sluice Would Close .-~:$&&@##
##@&&$:~-. Entirely, And The River At The Dams .-~:$&&@##
&$~~...... Foot Would Dry Up, Revealing The Rocky ......~~$&
##@&&$:~-. Water Garden That Had Been Hidden .-~:$&&@##
#@&&$::~-. Beneath, And We Would Go There. ~ ~ ~ ~ .-~::$&&@#
###&&$:~-. ~ ~ ~ ~ Before The Dam Opened Again, .-~:$&&###
#@&&&$:~-. There Would Be A Signal, But The Elves .-~:$&&&@#
&&$~--.... Would Make Us Not Hear It, And Suddenly ....--~$&&
##@&&$:~-. We Would Find The Water Rising, Already .-~:$&&@##
&&$:-..... At Our Knees. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .....-:$&&
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##@&&$:~-. ~ By Then The Elves Would Be Gone. ~ .-~:$&&@##
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