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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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