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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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§.§.§.§§.§ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ §.§.§.§.§.
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