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