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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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