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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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