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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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#¨¨¨¨###¨¨ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #¨##¨¨#¨¨¨
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