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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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