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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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