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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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