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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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