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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.  = :=-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-=:* = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =  = = = *:=-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-=:*% = = =  = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = %*:=-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-=:*%&                                          &%*:=-¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨-=:*%&¶                                          ¶&%*:=-¨¨¨
¨¨-=:*%&¶#                                          #¶&%*:=-¨¨
¨-=:*%&¶##                                          ##¶&%*:=-¨
¨¨-=:*%&¶#                                          #¶&%*:=-¨¨