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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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