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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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