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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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