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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 #£&£^~,...
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......,~^£ ~  BY THEN  THE ELVES WOULD  BE GONE.  ~ £^~,......
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