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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. - - - - - - - - - - - - &.......&&
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&&&...&... - BY THEN THE ELVES WOULD BE GONE. - .&&.......
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