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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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