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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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