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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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