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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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