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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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