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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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