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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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