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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. = *=^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^=** = = = = = = = = = = = =  = = = = = = = = **=^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^=**& = = = = =  = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = &**=^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^=**&@                                          @&**=^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^=**&@#                                          #@&**=^¨¨¨
¨¨^=**&@##                                          ##@&**=^¨¨
¨^=**&@###                                          ###@&**=^¨
¨¨^=**&@##                                          ##@&**=^¨¨