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,,,,.~\%@& &@%\~.,,,,
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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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,,,,.~\%@& &@%\~.,,,,
,,,.~\%@&¶ ¶&@%\~.,,,
,,.~\%@&¶# #¶&@%\~.,,