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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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