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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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