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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. ~ ~ ~ .....~=@
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#@¶#&=\~~. 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. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .~~\=¶¶¶
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¶&&\~~~~~. ~ By Then The Elves Would Be Gone. ~ .~~~~~\&&¶
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