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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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