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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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