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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. ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #£&%†~,...
....,~†%&£ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ £&%†~,....
.....,~†%& ~  BY THEN THE  ELVES  WOULD BE GONE.  ~ &%†~,.....
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