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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. ~ ~ ~ @@¶£¤*†~~.
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..~~~~*££@ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ @££*~~~~..
.~~†*¤£¶@# 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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