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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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