&*;=~¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨~=;*&
*;=~¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=;*
;=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=;
=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=
~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ = = = = 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. = ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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