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¨¨¨¨¨#¨#¨#                                          ¨#######¨#
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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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