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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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