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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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