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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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