,,-*^@#¶## ##¶#@^*-,,
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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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