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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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