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¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨#¨
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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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