$*†=^¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨^=†*$
§$*†=^¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨^=†*$§
¶§$*†=^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^=†*$§¶
#¶§$*†=^¨¨                                          ¨¨^=†*$§¶#
##¶§$*†=^¨                                          ¨^=†*$§¶##
#¶§$*†=^¨¨ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =  = = = ¨¨^=†*$§¶#
¶§$*†=^¨¨¨ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =  = ¨¨¨^=†*$§¶
§$*†=^¨¨¨¨ =  = = = ELVES LIVE IN THE LAND = =  = = ¨¨¨¨^=†*$§
$*†=^¨¨¨¨¨ =  = =  = BEYOND THE  GREAT DAM. = = = = ¨¨¨¨¨^=†*$
*†=^¨¨¨¨¨¨ = 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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