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