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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. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, ~ By Then The Elves Would Be Gone. ~ ,,,,,,,,,,
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