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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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§,,§,§,§§, ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ,§,§§§§§,,
§,§§§§§,§, 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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