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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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