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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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