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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. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ...,~^^%£@
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##@£%^^~,. ~ BY THEN THE ELVES WOULD BE GONE. ~ .,~^^%£@##
#@£%^^~,.. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ..,~^^%£@#
@£%^^~,... ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ...,~^^%£@
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