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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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