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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. ~ ~ ~ ..##..####
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##.####.#. 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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