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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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