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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.  ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ,,,,.~**§@
@@§**~.,,, ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ,,,.~**§@@
#@@§**~.,, ~  BY  THEN THE ELVES WOULD BE  GONE.  ~ ,,.~**§@@#
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