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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 .&&.&.&.&.
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&&.&.&..&. = BY THEN THE ELVES WOULD BE GONE. = ..&.&.&.&.
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