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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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