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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.  -  - - ,,,,§§§,,§
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,§,§§,,,§§ - - - - - - - - - - -  - - - - - - - - - ,,,,,,§§§,
,,,§§§,,§, 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. - - - - - -  - -  - -  - - ,§,,,§,,§,
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§,,,,,,,,, -  BY THEN  THE ELVES WOULD BE  GONE.  - ,,,§,,,§,,
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