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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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