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....,=†@§# = = =  = 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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