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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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