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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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