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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. - - - §*-~,,,,,,
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,~-^**§### - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ###§**^-~,
,~-^**§### 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. - - - - - - - - - - - - §§***^^-~,
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,,,,,~^**§ - By Then The Elves Would Be Gone. - §**^~,,,,,
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