&&&&¨&¨&&¨                                          ¨&&¨¨¨&&¨¨
¨&&&¨&¨¨&¨                                          &¨&¨¨&¨&¨&
¨¨&&¨&¨&&¨                                          &¨&¨&&¨&¨&
¨&¨&¨&¨¨&¨                                          &¨&¨¨&¨&¨&
¨&¨&¨&¨&&¨                                          &¨&¨&&¨&¨&
¨&¨&¨&¨¨&¨ = = =  = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = &¨&¨¨&¨&¨&
¨&¨&¨&¨&&¨ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =  = = &¨&¨&&¨&¨&
¨&¨&¨&¨¨&¨ = =  = = 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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¨&¨&¨&¨¨&¨                                          &¨&¨¨&¨&¨&
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¨&¨&¨&¨¨&¨                                          &¨&¨¨&¨&¨&