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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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