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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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