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¨¨¨^~/$¤£# ~ ~  ~ ~  BEYOND THE GREAT  DAM. ~ ~ ~ ~ #£¤$/~^¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨^~/$¤ CAME  TO TRUST  THEM. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ US ¤$/~^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^~/$ 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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