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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. - -  - #¶%%^-,,,,
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,,,,,,-^%% - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  - - %%^-,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-^% 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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