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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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