&†:=.¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨.=:†&
#&†:=.¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨.=:†&#
@#&†:=.¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨.=:†&#@
@@#&†:=.¨¨                                          ¨¨.=:†&#@@
#@@#&†:=.¨                                          ¨.=:†&#@@#
@@#&†:=.¨¨ = =  = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ¨¨.=:†&#@@
@#&†:=.¨¨¨ = = = = =  = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ¨¨¨.=:†&#@
#&†:=.¨¨¨¨ = = =  = 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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=.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.=
:=.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.=:
†:=.¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨.=:†