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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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