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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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&,&,,,,&&, ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ &,,,&,&&,,
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