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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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