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¨&¨¨&&¨&&¨ &&¨&&¨&¨&¨
&&¨&¨&&¨&& ¨&&¨&&&&&¨
¨&&&&¨&&¨¨ &¨&&¨¨¨¨&&
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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. ~ ¨&¨¨¨¨¨¨&&
&¨¨&¨&&&¨& ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ &&¨¨¨¨¨&¨¨
&¨&&&¨¨&&¨ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ¨&¨¨¨¨&&¨&
&&¨¨&¨&¨&¨ &&¨¨¨&¨&&¨
¨&¨&&&&&&¨ ¨&¨¨&&&¨&&
&&&¨¨¨¨¨&¨ &&¨&¨¨&&¨&
¨¨&¨¨¨¨&&¨ ¨&&&¨&¨&&¨
¨&&¨¨¨&¨&¨ &¨¨&&&&¨&¨