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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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