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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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