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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. ~ ~ ~  ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ &&&,,&&,,&
,,,,,,&&,, ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ &&,,,,,,,,
&&&&&,,,,, ~  BY THEN THE  ELVES  WOULD BE  GONE. ~ ,,,&&&&&&&
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