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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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