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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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