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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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