¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=:                                          :=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨:=:$                                          $:=:¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:=:$¤                                          ¤$:=:¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:=:$¤@                                          @¤$:=:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨:=:$¤@@                                          @@¤$:=:¨¨¨
¨¨:=:$¤@@# = = = = = = = = =  = = = = = = = = = = = #@@¤$:=:¨¨
¨:=:$¤@@## = = = = = = = = = =  = = = = = = = = = = ##@@¤$:=:¨
¨¨:=:$¤@@# = = = = 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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