,,,,,:†&@@ @@&†:,,,,,
,:~†=&@@@@ @@@@&=†~:,
,:~†=&@### ###@&=†~:,
,:~†=&@@@# #@@@&=†~:,
,,::~~==@@ @@==~~::,,
,:~†=&@@@@ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ @@@@&=†~:,
,:~†=&@@## ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ##@@&=†~:,
,:~†=&@@## ~ ~ ~ ~ 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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,:~†=&@@## ##@@&=†~:,
,:~†=&@@## ##@@&=†~:,
,:~†=&@@## ##@@&=†~:,