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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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