,,^-*$&@##                                          ##@&$*-^,,
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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. - @&$*-^,,,,
,,,^-*$&@# - - - - - -  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - #@&$*-^,,,
,,^-*$&@## - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  - - ##@&$*-^,,
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,,,^-*$&@#                                          #@&$*-^,,,
,,,,^-*$&@                                          @&$*-^,,,,
,,,,,^-*$&                                          &$*-^,,,,,