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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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