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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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