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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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