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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. ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~  ~ ¨¨¨¨¨^~^^%
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#@%^^~^¨¨¨ ~ BY THEN THE  ELVES  WOULD BE  GONE.  ~ ¨¨¨^~^^%@#
##@%^^~^¨¨ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ¨¨^~^^%@##
###@%^^~^¨ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ¨^~^^%@###
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