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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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