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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. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ###&$%^~~.
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...~~^%$&# ~ BY THEN THE ELVES WOULD BE GONE. ~ #&$%^~~...
....~~^%$& ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ &$%^~~....
.....~~^%$ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ $%^~~.....
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