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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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