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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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