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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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