#¨¨¨##¨¨#¨ ¨¨#¨#¨¨##¨
¨#¨¨###¨¨# ¨¨¨¨¨#¨##¨
¨¨#¨#¨##¨¨ #¨¨¨¨¨¨###
#¨¨¨¨¨###¨ ##¨¨¨¨¨#¨#
##¨¨¨¨#¨## ¨##¨¨¨¨¨¨#
¨##¨¨¨¨¨## = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ¨###¨¨¨¨¨#
¨###¨¨¨¨#¨ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ¨#¨##¨¨¨¨¨
¨#¨##¨¨¨¨¨ = = = = 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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