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