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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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