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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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