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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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..~=†^@#¶# = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =  = = = #¶#@^†=~..
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