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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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,,,,,,-$@# THEY WERE VERY MANIPULATIVE, AND WE #@$-,,,,,,
,,,,,-*&&# 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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