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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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