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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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