¨~=/$$&### ###&$$/=~¨
¨¨~=/$$&## ##&$$/=~¨¨
¨¨¨~=/$$&# #&$$/=~¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~=/$$& &$$/=~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~=/$$ $$/=~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~=/$ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = $/=~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = /=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~= = = = = ELVES LIVE IN THE LAND = = = = =~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ = = = = BEYOND THE GREAT DAM. = = = = ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ = IT WAS BUILT IN THE LATE SIXTIES. = ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ = = = THE ELVES CAME TO US THEN. = = = ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ THEY WERE VERY MANIPULATIVE, AND WE ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ CAME TO TRUST THEM. = = = = = = = = US ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ KIDS WOULD PLAY DOWN AT THE WATER EVEN ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ THOUGH WE WERE NOT ALLOWED. = = = = = = ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~= = = SOMETIMES THE SLUICE WOULD CLOSE =~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=/ ENTIRELY, AND THE RIVER AT THE DAMS /=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~=/$ 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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