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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. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .....&&&&.
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&..&&&&&&& ~ By Then The Elves Would Be Gone. ~ &&&......&
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