¨¨&¨&&¨¨&¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨&&&¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨¨
¨¨¨¨&¨&&¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨&&&¨ &¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&
&¨¨¨¨¨&¨&& &&¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨&¨¨¨¨¨¨&& ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ &&&¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨&¨ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ &¨&&¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨¨ ~ ~ ~ ~ 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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