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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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