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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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