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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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