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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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