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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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