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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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