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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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