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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. = = = ¨¨¨#¨###¨#
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¨######¨#¨ CAME TO TRUST THEM. = = = = = = = = US ¨##¨¨¨¨¨¨#
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#¨¨¨¨#¨¨## 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 ####¨¨##¨¨
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#####¨#¨#¨ WE WOULD FIND THE WATER RISING, ALREADY ¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨###### AT OUR KNEES. = = = = = = = = = = = = ##¨¨¨¨¨¨¨#
¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨# = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨##
¨¨##¨¨¨¨## = BY THEN THE ELVES WOULD BE GONE. = ##¨¨¨¨¨#¨#
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