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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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¨¨¨¨¨¨.=†^                                          ^†=.¨¨¨¨¨¨