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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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