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####@§\~^,                                          ,^~\§@####
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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. ~  ~ ~ ,,,,,,,,,^
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,,,,,,,,,, ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, 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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