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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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#@£%^†~^.. 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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