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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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