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,......... ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .........,
~,........ ~ ~ ~ ~ ELVES LIVE IN THE LAND ~ ~ ~ ~ ........,~
=~,....... ~ ~ ~ ~ BEYOND THE GREAT DAM. ~ ~ ~ ~ .......,~=
$=~,...... ~ IT WAS BUILT IN THE LATE SIXTIES. ~ ......,~=$
@$=~,..... ~ ~ ~ THE ELVES CAME TO US THEN. ~ ~ ~ .....,~=$@
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@&@$=~,... ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ...,~=$@&@
@@&@$=~,.. THEY WERE VERY MANIPULATIVE, AND WE ..,~=$@&@@
#@@&@$=~,. CAME TO TRUST THEM. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ US .,~=$@&@@#
@@&@$=~,.. KIDS WOULD PLAY DOWN AT THE WATER EVEN ..,~=$@&@@
@&@$=~,... THOUGH WE WERE NOT ALLOWED. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ...,~=$@&@
&@$=~,.... ~ ~ SOMETIMES THE SLUICE WOULD CLOSE ....,~=$@&
@$=~,..... ENTIRELY, AND THE RIVER AT THE DAMS .....,~=$@
$=~,...... FOOT WOULD DRY UP, REVEALING THE ROCKY ......,~=$
=~,....... 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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#@@&@$=~,. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .,~=$@&@@#
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