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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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