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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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