,~~†^&@###                                          ###@&^†~~,
,,~~†^&@##                                          ##@&^†~~,,
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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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