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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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