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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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