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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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