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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 &&,,&&&,,&
&,,&&,,&&& AT OUR KNEES. = = =  =  = = = = = = =  = &,,,,&,,,,
,,,,,,,,&& = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =  = = = = ,,&&,,,&&,
&&&&&&&,,, =  BY  THEN THE  ELVES WOULD BE  GONE. = ,,,,,&,,,,
,&&&&&,,&& = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =  = = = = &&&&,,,&&,
,,&&&,,,,& = = = = = = = = = =  = = = = = = = = = = &&&,,&,,,,
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