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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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,,:~:$¤### ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ###¤$:~:,,
,,,:~:$¤## THEY  WERE  VERY  MANIPULATIVE,  AND  WE ##¤$:~:,,,
,,:~:$¤### CAME  TO TRUST THEM. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ US ###¤$:~:,,
,:~:$¤#### KIDS WOULD  PLAY DOWN AT  THE WATER EVEN ####¤$:~:,
,,:~:$¤### THOUGH WE WERE NOT ALLOWED. ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ###¤$:~:,,
,,,:~:$¤## ~ ~  SOMETIMES  THE  SLUICE  WOULD CLOSE ##¤$:~:,,,
,,:~:$¤### ENTIRELY,  AND  THE  RIVER  AT THE  DAMS ###¤$:~:,,
,:~:$¤#### FOOT WOULD  DRY UP, REVEALING THE  ROCKY ####¤$:~:,
,,:~:$¤### WATER   GARDEN  THAT  HAD  BEEN   HIDDEN ###¤$:~:,,
,,,:~:$¤## BENEATH,  AND WE WOULD GO THERE. ~ ~ ~ ~ ##¤$:~:,,,
,,:~:$¤### ~ ~ ~ ~ BEFORE  THE  DAM  OPENED  AGAIN, ###¤$:~:,,
,:~:$¤#### THERE WOULD BE A  SIGNAL, BUT THE  ELVES ####¤$:~:,
,,:~:$¤### WOULD MAKE US NOT HEAR IT,  AND SUDDENLY ###¤$:~:,,
,,,:~:$¤## WE WOULD FIND THE WATER  RISING, ALREADY ##¤$:~:,,,
,,:~:$¤### AT OUR KNEES. ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ###¤$:~:,,
,:~:$¤#### ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ####¤$:~:,
,,:~:$¤### ~  BY  THEN THE  ELVES WOULD BE  GONE. ~ ###¤$:~:,,
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