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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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