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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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