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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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