.,~===***& &***===~,.
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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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.,~==*&@@@ @@@&*==~,.