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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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