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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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