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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. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .,~\†&§£##
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#££§&†\~,. ~ BY THEN THE ELVES WOULD BE GONE. ~ .,~\†&§££#
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