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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 ~-,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,- 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. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ :~-,,,,,,,
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,,,,,-~:§§ ~ BY THEN THE ELVES WOULD BE GONE. ~ §§:~-,,,,,
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