.....~::$@ @$::~.....
.~~:$@@@## ##@@@$:~~.
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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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.~~:$@@@## ##@@@$:~~.
.~~:@@@### ###@@@:~~.
.~~:$@@@## ##@@@$:~~.