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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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