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,,~†*§&@##                                          ##@&§*†~,,
,,~†*§&@@#                                          #@@&§*†~,,
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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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