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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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