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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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