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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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