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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. ~ ~ ~ .....&....
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......&... 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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