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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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