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..,~†*$#£# ~ ~ ~ ~  ELVES LIVE IN  THE LAND ~ ~ ~ ~ #£#$*†~,..
.,~†*$#£## ~ ~ ~  ~ BEYOND THE GREAT DAM.  ~  ~ ~ ~ ##£#$*†~,.
..,~†*$#£# ~  IT WAS BUILT  IN THE  LATE SIXTIES. ~ #£#$*†~,..
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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 *†~,......
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