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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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