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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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,&,&&,&,&, ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ,&,&,&,,&,
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