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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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