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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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§.§§.§.§.§ 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.  = = = =  = = = = = = = = .§.§.§.§.§
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§..§.§.§.§ =  By  Then The  Elves Would  Be Gone. = .§.§.§.§.§
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