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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. ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~  ~ §.§§.§.§.§
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.§.§.§§.§. ~  BY THEN THE  ELVES WOULD  BE  GONE. ~ §.§§.§.§.§
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