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