elves at the great dam

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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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