¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨&¨¨¨¨&¨¨
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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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