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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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