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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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