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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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