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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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¨¨¨¨¨^=;%§ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = §%;=^¨¨¨¨¨
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