*=.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.=*
=.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.=
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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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##@*†*=.¨¨                                          ¨¨.=*†*@##