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¨¨&&¨¨¨¨&&                                          &&&&¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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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