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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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