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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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