#¨¨##¨¨#¨¨                                          ¨#¨¨¨#¨¨#¨
¨#¨###¨¨#¨                                          ¨¨#¨¨¨#¨¨¨
¨¨¨#¨##¨¨#                                          #¨¨#¨¨¨#¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨###¨¨                                          ¨#¨¨#¨¨¨#¨
¨¨¨¨¨#¨##¨                                          ¨¨#¨¨#¨¨¨#
#¨¨¨¨¨¨### = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =  = = = = = ¨¨¨#¨¨#¨¨¨
¨#¨¨¨¨¨#¨# = = = =  = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = #¨¨¨#¨¨#¨¨
¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨# = =  = = 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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