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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. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .....~~**#
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#*~~...... ~ BY THEN THE ELVES WOULD BE GONE. ~ ......~~*#
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#&/~~~.... ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ....~~~/
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