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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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