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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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