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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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