,,,,.~\*§& &§*\~.,,,,
,,,.~\*§&¶ ¶&§*\~.,,,
,,.~\*§&¶# #¶&§*\~.,,
,.~\*§&¶## ##¶&§*\~.,
,,.~\*§&¶# #¶&§*\~.,,
,,,.~\*§&¶ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ¶&§*\~.,,,
,,,,.~\*§& ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ &§*\~.,,,,
,,,,,.~\*§ ~ ~ ~ ~ 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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,,,,,,.~\* *\~.,,,,,,
,,,,,.~\*§ §*\~.,,,,,