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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 ..~~=%@¤@#
@¤@%=~~... AT OUR KNEES. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ...~~=%@¤@
#@¤@%=~~.. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ..~~=%@¤@#
##@¤@%=~~. ~ BY THEN THE ELVES WOULD BE GONE. ~ .~~=%@¤@##
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@¤@%=~~... ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ...~~=%@¤@
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