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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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