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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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