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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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