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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.  ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, ~  BY  THEN THE ELVES  WOULD  BE GONE. ~ ,,,,,,,,,,
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