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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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