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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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