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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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