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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 =^--¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨--^= 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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