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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. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~  ~ ~  ~ .§.§§..§..
.....§§§.. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ...§§§..§.
.....§.§§. ~ BY  THEN  THE ELVES  WOULD BE GONE.  ~ §..§.§§..§
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