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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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