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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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