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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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