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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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