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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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