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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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