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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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