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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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