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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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