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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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