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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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