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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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