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&¨¨&&&&&¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨&¨¨&¨¨
¨¨¨¨&&&¨¨&                                          ¨&&¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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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¨&&¨¨&&¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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