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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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