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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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