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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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