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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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