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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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