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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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