¨¨.=\%@§¶@                                          @¶§@%\=.¨¨
¨¨¨.=\%@§¶                                          ¶§@%\=.¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.=\%@§                                          §@%\=.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.=\%@                                          @%\=.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.=\%                                          %\=.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.=\ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =  = = = = \=.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.= = = =  = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨. = = = = 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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