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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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