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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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