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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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