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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. ~ #@&¤§=~-¨¨
¨¨¨-~=§¤&@ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ @&¤§=~-¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-~=§¤& ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ &¤§=~-¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨-~=§ §=~-¨¨¨¨¨¨
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