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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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