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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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