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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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