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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. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ¨.~::^^^
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@&&&&^:~.¨ ~ By Then The Elves Would Be Gone. ~ ¨.~:^&&&&@
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