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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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