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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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#@&$=~,... ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ...,~=$&@#
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