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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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