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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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¨¨~===::§§ CAME TO TRUST THEM. = = = = = = = = US §§::===~¨¨
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¨~=:§%§§§# = = 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. = = = = §§§%:::=~¨
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¨¨¨~~=:§§§ WE WOULD FIND THE WATER RISING, ALREADY §§§:=~~¨¨¨
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