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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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