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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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