elves at the great dam

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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 ,@@,@,@@,@
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