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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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