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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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