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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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