elves at the great dam

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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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