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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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