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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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