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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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