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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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,,,§§,§§§, ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ §,§§,,§§§,
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