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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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