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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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