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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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