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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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