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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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