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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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