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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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