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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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¨¨¨¨,\*&&& &&&*\,¨¨¨¨
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