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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. ~ ~ ~ ##@&%=~:¨¨
¨:~=%&@### ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ###@&%=~:¨
¨¨:~=%&@## ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ##@&%=~:¨¨
¨¨¨:~=%&@# 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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