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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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