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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. ~ ~  ~ ,,,,@,,@@@
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@@,,,@,,@, ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ,,,,@,@@@,
@,@,,@@,@@ 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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