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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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