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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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