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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.  = ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ = =  = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨: = = = = = =  = = = = = = = = = = = = = = :¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=                                          =:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=^                                          ^=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨:=^%                                          %^=:¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:=^%*                                          *%^=:¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:=^%*£                                          £*%^=:¨¨¨¨