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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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