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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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