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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.  ~ ~ ~ .#.#.#.##.
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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. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~  ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ .#.#.#.##.
#..#.#.#.# ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ .#.#.#..#.
#.##.#.#.. ~  BY  THEN THE  ELVES  WOULD BE GONE. ~ .#.#.#.##.
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