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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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