,~=/††$$@# #@$$††/=~,
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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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