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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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@#&*~-.... ....-~*&#@
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