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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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