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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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