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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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