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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. ~  ~  ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ @@@@@@@@@,
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,,,@@@@,,, ~  BY THEN  THE ELVES  WOULD BE  GONE. ~ ,,@@@@@,,,
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