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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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