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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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