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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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