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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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