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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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