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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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