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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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,,,,,^~/%* ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ *%/~^,,,,,
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