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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.  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~  ~ &,&&,&&,&,
&,,&,&,&,& ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ &,,&,,&,&,
&,&&,&,&,, ~  BY  THEN THE  ELVES WOULD  BE GONE. ~ &,&&,&&,&,
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