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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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