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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. ~ ~ ~ &.&..&.&.&
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&&&&...&&& 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. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ &..&&&&&..
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&&&&&&.&&& ~ BY THEN THE ELVES WOULD BE GONE. ~ &&&...&&&.
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