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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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