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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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