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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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