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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.  = = = = = = = = = =  = = §.§§.§.§.§
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§.§.§.§.§. = By  Then The  Elves  Would Be  Gone. = §.§§.§.§.§
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