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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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§§,,,,§§,§ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ,§§,§§§§§§
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