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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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@,@,,@@@,@ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ @@,,,@@@,@
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