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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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