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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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