,,,~~=%*&# #&*%=~~,,,
,,,,~~=%*& &*%=~~,,,,
,,,,,~~=%* *%=~~,,,,,
,,,,~~=%*& &*%=~~,,,,
,,,~~=%*&# #&*%=~~,,,
,,~~=%*&#@ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ @#&*%=~~,,
,~~=%*&#@# ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #@#&*%=~~,
,,~~=%*&#@ ~ ~ ~ ~ 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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