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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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