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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 @@.@.@.@..
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.@@@.@.@@. ~ BY THEN THE ELVES WOULD BE GONE. ~ @.....@@@.
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