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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. ~ ~ ~ /~,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, 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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