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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 $=~.,,,,,,
,,,,,,,.~= WATER   GARDEN  THAT  HAD  BEEN   HIDDEN =~.,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,.~ BENEATH, AND WE WOULD GO THERE. ~ ~  ~ ~ ~.,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,. ~  ~ ~ ~  BEFORE THE  DAM OPENED  AGAIN, .,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, THERE  WOULD  BE A SIGNAL, BUT THE ELVES ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, WOULD MAKE US  NOT HEAR IT, AND SUDDENLY ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, WE  WOULD FIND THE WATER RISING, ALREADY ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, AT OUR KNEES.  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, ~  BY THEN  THE ELVES WOULD BE  GONE.  ~ ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,.~=$£                                          £$=~.,,,,,
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