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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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