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##£¤*§/~,, ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ,,~/§*¤£##
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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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