$^\=-¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨-=\^$
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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.  = ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-
=-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ = = = = = = = = = = = = =  = = = = = = = ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-=
\=-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ = =  = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-=\
^\=-¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨-=\^
$^\=-¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨-=\^$
#$^\=-¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨-=\^$#
##$^\=-¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨-=\^$##
###$^\=-¨¨                                          ¨¨-=\^$###