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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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