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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. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ,,,~~†$$$¶
¶$†~~~~~~, ~ ~ SOMETIMES THE SLUICE WOULD CLOSE ,~~~~~~†$¶
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§§$$†~,,,, 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 ,~~†$$§¶##
§$†~~~~~~, AT OUR KNEES. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ,~~~~~~†$§
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###¶§$†~~, ~ BY THEN THE ELVES WOULD BE GONE. ~ ,~~†$§¶###
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