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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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##¶§$=*~,, THEY  WERE  VERY  MANIPULATIVE,  AND  WE ,,~*=$§¶##
#¶§$=*~,,, CAME TO TRUST THEM. ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~  ~ US ,,,~*=$§¶#
¶§$=*~,,,, KIDS  WOULD PLAY DOWN AT THE WATER  EVEN ,,,,~*=$§¶
#¶§$=*~,,, THOUGH WE WERE NOT ALLOWED.  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ,,,~*=$§¶#
##¶§$=*~,, ~ ~  SOMETIMES  THE  SLUICE  WOULD CLOSE ,,~*=$§¶##
#¶§$=*~,,, ENTIRELY,  AND  THE  RIVER AT  THE  DAMS ,,,~*=$§¶#
¶§$=*~,,,, FOOT  WOULD DRY  UP, REVEALING THE ROCKY ,,,,~*=$§¶
#¶§$=*~,,, WATER  GARDEN  THAT   HAD   BEEN  HIDDEN ,,,~*=$§¶#
##¶§$=*~,, BENEATH, AND WE  WOULD GO THERE. ~ ~ ~ ~ ,,~*=$§¶##
#¶§$=*~,,, ~  ~ ~ ~  BEFORE THE  DAM  OPENED AGAIN, ,,,~*=$§¶#
¶§$=*~,,,, THERE WOULD  BE A SIGNAL, BUT THE  ELVES ,,,,~*=$§¶
#¶§$=*~,,, WOULD MAKE US NOT HEAR IT,  AND SUDDENLY ,,,~*=$§¶#
##¶§$=*~,, WE WOULD  FIND THE WATER RISING, ALREADY ,,~*=$§¶##
#¶§$=*~,,, AT  OUR KNEES.  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ,,,~*=$§¶#
¶§$=*~,,,, ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ,,,,~*=$§¶
#¶§$=*~,,, ~  BY  THEN THE ELVES WOULD  BE  GONE. ~ ,,,~*=$§¶#
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