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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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##@&$=;~^. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .^~;=$&@##
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