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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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