&&¨¨¨&¨¨¨& &¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨
&&&¨¨¨&¨¨¨ &&¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
&¨&&¨¨¨&¨¨ ¨&&¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨&&&¨¨¨&¨ ¨&&&¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨&¨&&¨¨¨& ¨&¨&&¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨&&&¨¨¨ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ¨¨¨&&&¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨&¨&&¨¨ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ¨¨¨&¨&&¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨&&&¨ = = = = 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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