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...:~:%££# ~ ~  ~ ~ 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. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~  ~ ~ :~:.......
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.....:~:%£ ~ By  Then The  Elves  Would  Be Gone. ~ £%:~:.....
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