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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. ~ ~ ~ ¨@¨@@¨¨¨@@
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@¨@@¨¨¨@@@ 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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