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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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