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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. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .....,~:†&
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:~,....... ~ BY THEN THE ELVES WOULD BE GONE. ~ .......,~:
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